@SFOMuseum Twitter Posts Tagged IntoTheEther This is SFO Museum's archive of the @SFOMuseum Twitter account. There are 12 posts . See all the tags or all the Twitter posts that have been archived so far.

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 #IntoTheEther This tweet was posted on December 14, 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. #IntoTheEther This 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 #IntoTheEther This 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. #IntoTheEther This 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 #IntoTheEther This 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. #IntoTheEther This 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 #IntotheEther This 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 #ballooning This 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 #IntoTheEther This 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 #IntoTheEther This 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. #IntoTheEther This 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 #ComingSoon This tweet was posted on June 22, 2018.