Shares the life of the first female to work as a professional balloonist, making more than sixty ascents until 1819, when she became the first woman to die in a

Looks at the history of balloons and airships, from Archimedes' discovery of the principle of buoyancy to the present day.

There has always been a sense of romanticism attached to balloons, as they glide effortlessly and soundlessly in a world of their own. However, the history of b

This is a thorough first person account of zeppelins, their history and flights. This book was being translated by Leonhard Adelt, who was on board with Lehmann