Benjamin Franklin to Richard Price 16-Aug-1784
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Reporting on advancement of aeronautics in France:
The commencement here of the art of flying will, as you observe, be a new epoch. The construction and manner of filling the balloons improve daily. Some of the artists have lately gone to England. It will be well for your philosophers to obtain from them what they know, or you will be behindhand; which in mechanic operations is unusual for Englishmen.
Also mentions Joseph Priestly and the Royal Society.
Sources
- Aeronautical Annual, vol. 1 (1895), citing The Works of Benjamin Franklin by Jared Sparks (Boston, 1838)
| Sender | Benjamin Franklin |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Richard Price |
| Date sent | 16-Aug-1784 |
| From location | Passy, France |
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| Communication type | |
| Language | English |
| Refers to flight? | 1 |
| Tech fields | balloon, LTA |
| Length (in words) | |
| Full text available |
