Noticing the View From Above: Thomas Baldwin's Airopaidia
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“Nor did the Eye seem to want the Aid of Glasses: as every Thing, that could be seen at all, was seen distinct.” - Thomas Baldwin, on the occasion of his first ascent into the air in 1785. In the late 18th century, the term “Aeronaut” was reserved for the small minority of people bonkers enough to willingly up in an early and extremely dodgy hot air balloon. Between the first manned balloon flight in 1783 and 1786, Europe was seized by a passion for ballooning, a craze that spawned many daring feats and weird stories.
Noticing the View From Above: Thomas Baldwin's Airopaidia
Noticing the View From Above: Thomas…
Noticing the View From Above: Thomas Baldwin's Airopaidia
“Nor did the Eye seem to want the Aid of Glasses: as every Thing, that could be seen at all, was seen distinct.” - Thomas Baldwin, on the occasion of his first ascent into the air in 1785. In the late 18th century, the term “Aeronaut” was reserved for the small minority of people bonkers enough to willingly up in an early and extremely dodgy hot air balloon. Between the first manned balloon flight in 1783 and 1786, Europe was seized by a passion for ballooning, a craze that spawned many daring feats and weird stories.