Martyrs made in the sky: The Zénith balloon tragedy and the construction of the French Third Republic’s first scientific heroes
Following the balloon's invention in 1783, the French greeted the technology with enthusiasm, speculating extensively about its potential scientific and practical applications. However, the lack of progress in navigating against the winds discredited ballooning, and in the following decades it...
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2020
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