Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2009-03-06 Public domain in the USA. 222 Nadar, Félix 1820 1910 Nadar, Felix Tournachon, Gaspard Félix Babinet, M. (Jacques) 1794 1872 Babinet, Jacques 32025939 À terre & en l'air... Mémoires du Géant À terre et en l'air... Mémoires du Géant Produced by Laurent Vogel, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "À terre & en l'air..." by Félix Nadar is a memoir that reflects on the early development of aeronautics, written in the mid-19th century. The work focuses on Nadar's experiences and observations as he ventures into the world of ballooning, intertwining personal anecdotes with scientific discussions about flight. It sheds light on the challenges and aspirations of pioneering aerialists and their quest to conquer the skies. The opening of the memoir reveals a nostalgic lens through which Nadar reflects on his childhood fascination with flight and the natural world. He recounts vivid memories of witnessing thrilling balloon ascensions and the societal views surrounding aeronautics during his youth. As he goes on to discuss his own aspirations in aviation, he introduces key figures in the field, including the challenges they faced in making human flight a reality. Nadar's early adventures in ballooning serve as a backdrop for his broader ambitions of creating practical, dirigible vehicles, blending history, humor, and a sense of wonder throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Balloon ascensions TL Text FR Sciences et Techniques Category: Biographies Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Engineering & Technology 755749 2025-08-11T13:47:26.456715 text/html 759273 2021-01-04T19:49:34 text/html 721210 2025-08-11T13:47:39.429633 application/epub+zip 729072 2025-08-11T13:47:29.780675 application/epub+zip 372513 2025-08-11T13:47:27.669756 application/epub+zip 1469136 2025-08-11T13:47:45.757610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1420760 2025-08-11T13:47:37.612639 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 574947 2022-09-13T07:57:02.225971 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 681514 2025-08-11T13:47:23.992741 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 681349 2021-01-04T19:49:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 659616 2021-01-04T19:49:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22048 2025-08-11T13:47:45.914620 application/rdf+xml 11551 2025-08-11T13:47:28.203687 image/jpeg 3174 2025-08-11T13:47:27.935694 image/jpeg 265484 2021-01-04T19:49:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 262220 2021-01-04T19:49:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 643595 2021-01-04T19:49:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 703972 2025-08-11T13:47:26.530696 application/octet-stream application/zip fr.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia