1783 Balloon Project Leaflet

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A printed leaflet, dated 1783, calling for a public subscription to raise money for a group of scientists, headed by a Monsieur Housz, engineer, to build and launch a passenger-carrying balloon.

The leaflet is written in French; but reference is made to the "Capital of the Empire", which may refer to Vienna. The deadline for contributions for the project was noted as the end of January, 1784. A balloon built by Alois von Widmannstetter was flown three times from a garden in Vienna on January 14, 1784, and Johann Georg Stuwer made balloon flights from the Prater in Vienna beginning in 1784.

Identifier

NASM.XXXX.0823

Date

1783

Provenance

Library of Congress, Transfer, 1934.

Extent

0.05 Cubic feet (One folder)

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National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one small printed leaflet, written in French.

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Collection is in original order.

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Citation

1783 Balloon Project Leaflet, Acc. XXXX.0823, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics
Balloons -- pre-1900
Balloons -- History

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