Lighter than air an illustrated history of balloons and airships Crouch, Tom D. creator text bibliography History. mdu Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press, in association with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum ©2009 2009 monographic eng print 191 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm Looks at the history of balloons and airships, from Archimedes' discovery of the principle of buoyancy to the present day. Clouds in a bag -- The newborn babe comes of age -- Navigating the air -- The fabulous silvery fishes -- Science in the sky -- Renaissance. Tom D. Crouch. The Cushing Library/Basbanes Collection copy is part of the Nicholas A. Basbanes Collection. Includes bibliographical references and index. Donated by Nicholas A. Basbanes ‡d 20151124. Airships History Balloons History Ballooning History Airships Ballooning Balloons Ballon Ballonfahrt Luftschiff Ballongsegling historia Ballonger Historia Luftskepp historia Geschichte. Geschichte swd TL605 .C76 2009 629.133/209 ZO 7050 ZO 7320 9780801891274 0801891272 2008027268 Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, Attn Michael Donatelli 2715 N Charles st, Baltimore, MD, USA, 21218, (410)5166900 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0821/2008027268.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0821/2008027268.html DLC 080618 20220808160824.0 in00004589510 eng