Our exhibition on the history of ballooning, "Into the Ether: Published Works on #Ballooning and Atmospheric Studies, 1783–1910" is on display in the Aviation Museum and Library. https://t.co/EU1Sbhk5o9 #IntoTheEtherThis tweet was posted on December 15, 2018.
Beginning in 1782, French brothers Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier successfully tested several passengerless hot air balloons near their home in France. A year later, at Versailles, they launched a hot air balloon with animals as test passengers. #IntoTheEtherThis tweet was posted on December 14, 2018.
Our exhibition on the history of #ballooning, "Into the Ether: Published Works on Ballooning and Atmospheric Studies, 1783–1910" is on display in the Aviation Museum and Library. https://t.co/EU1Sbhk5o9 #IntoTheEtherThis tweet was posted on October 18, 2018.
As the twentieth century neared, the balloon had been in existence for over 100 years and was the most prevalent form of #aviation up to that time. This 1910 photo from #Oakland, CA, shows a balloon ascension with onlookers. #IntoTheEtherThis tweet was posted on October 18, 2018.
Our exhibition on the history of ballooning, "Into the Ether: Published Works on #Ballooning and Atmospheric Studies, 1783–1910" is now on display in the Aviation Museum and Library. https://t.co/EU1Sbhk5o9 #IntoTheEtherThis tweet was posted on August 16, 2018.
After retiring in the late 1800s, Henry Tracey Coxwell wrote a memoir detailing his #ballooning career without a single serious accident. #IntoTheEtherThis tweet was posted on August 16, 2018.
Our exhibition on the history of ballooning, "Into the Ether: Published Works on #Ballooning and Atmospheric Studies, 1783–1910" is now on display in the Aviation Museum and Library. https://t.co/EU1Sbhk5o9 #IntotheEtherThis tweet was posted on August 03, 2018.
Read the first sheet of the Balloon Post, a short-lived newsletter that aimed to raise funds in relief of French refugees of the Franco-Prussian War, edited by Susan Hale in 1871. #IntotheEther#ballooningThis tweet was posted on August 03, 2018.
Our newest exhibition on the history of ballooning, "Into the Ether: Published Works on Ballooning and Atmospheric Studies, 1783–1910" is now on display in the Aviation Museum and Library. https://t.co/EU1Sbhk5o9 #IntoTheEtherThis tweet was posted on July 06, 2018.
Have you ever been in a hot air balloon? In the 1780s, this new technology allowed for people to rise above the clouds for the first time in recorded human history. https://t.co/EU1Sbhk5o9 #IntoTheEtherThis tweet was posted on July 06, 2018.
First created in France during the Age of Enlightenment by brothers Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier between 1782–1783, the hot air balloon’s influence on society and culture, as well as the advancement of technology and science, was profound. #IntoTheEtherThis tweet was posted on June 22, 2018.
Our newest exhibition, "Into the Ether: Published Works on Ballooning and Atmospheric Studies, 1783–1910," will be installed in the Aviation Museum and Library tomorrow. https://t.co/EU1Sbhk5o9 #IntoTheEther#ComingSoonThis tweet was posted on June 22, 2018.