Richard Price to Benjamin Franklin 21-Oct-1784
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A quick report on the development of ballooning in England by Joseph Priestly:
We have at last begun to fly here. Such an ardor prevails that probably we shall soon, in this instance, leave France behind us. Dr. Priestly, in a letter which I have just received from him, tells me that he is eager in pursuing his experiments, and that he has discovered a method of filling the largest balloons with the lightest inflammable air in a very short time and at a very small expense.
Sources
- Aeronautical Annual, vol. 1 (1895), citing The Works of Benjamin Franklin by Jared Sparks (Boston, 1838)
Sender | Richard Price |
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Recipient | Benjamin Franklin |
Date sent | 21-Oct-1784 |
From location | Newington Green, London |
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Communication type | |
Language | English |
Refers to flight? | 1 |
Tech fields | balloon, LTA |
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