Excerpt from L'Aeronautique
On lui doit aussi l'invention du parachute qu'il décrit dans les termes suivants Si un homme a un pavillon de toile empesée, dont chaque face ait 15 brasses de large et soit haute de 12 brasses, il pourra se jeter, de quelque grande hauteur que ce soit, sans crainte de danger.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book captures the essence of humanity's enduring dream of soaring through the skies. From the dawn of the Enlightenment through today, this meticulously researched text documents the scientific, technological, and personal journeys of aviators and their intrepid quest to conquer the heavens. Drawing on a vast trove of sources, the author reconstructs the halting footsteps of early hot-air balloonists before the Wright brothers finally mastered powered flight. More than a mere chronicle, this book explores the underlying principles of aerostatics and the challenges of navigating the ethereal expanse. It's a captivating fusion of history and science that reveals the transformative power of human ingenuity and the enduring spirit of exploration. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780243475827_0
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