Publication 1296, 1879, Noteworthy aerial voyages, from the discovery of the balloon to the present time, the aeronautic experiences of Mr. Samuel A. King his great captive balloons

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The balloon : noteworthy aerial voyages, from the discovery of the balloon to the present time ; with a narrative of the aeronautic experiences of Mr. Samuel A. King, and a full description of his great captive balloons and their apparatus. American Aeronautic Society of New York. 1879.

The copyright of the book apparently belongs to the American Aeronautic Society of New York. WorldCat lists King himself as an author.

The book contains many details about King's balloon airship and some historical details and correspondence.

Same or similar to The American Aeronautic Society of New York, 1879, The Balloon--History?


Original title The balloon. Noteworthy aerial voyages, from the discovery of the balloon to the present time. With a narrative of the aeronautic experiences of Mr. Samuel A. King, and a full description of his great captive balloons and their apparatus
Simple title Noteworthy aerial voyages, from the discovery of the balloon to the present time, the aeronautic experiences of Mr. Samuel A. King his great captive balloons
Authors
Date 1879
Countries US
Languages en
Keywords LTA, balloon, Samuel Archer King, captive, instrument, history, biography, aeronaut, Charles Green, P. T. Barnum, Henri Giffard
Journal
Related to aircraft? 1
Page count 108
Word count
Wikidata id

Sources

  • Brockett 1910, page 91, entry 1296: Balloon (The). Noteworthy aerial voyages, from the discovery of the balloon to the present time. With a narrative of the aeronautic experi- ences of Mr. Samuel A. King, and a full description of his great captive balloons and their apparatus. New York, The American Aeronautic Society of New York, Ltd., 1879, p. 1, l. [vii]-xxxv, p. 73, front, (port.), ills., 20 cm. LC (1296
  • Scan at Internet Archive
  • Worldcat