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Book Synopsis Andrée's Balloon Expedition in Search of the North Pole by : Henri Lachambre
Download or read book Andrée's Balloon Expedition in Search of the North Pole written by Henri Lachambre and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 21st century - the age of the budget airline - where quick and reliable air travel is available to a large segment of society, it seems hard to comprehend that it is less than 250 years since the first human took to the skies. Although the wing of the bird seemed like the most obvious natural mechanism to attempt replicate, it was actually contained hot air, as demonstrated by the Montgolfiers and their balloon, that gave birth to the era human aviation. Since the first manned balloon flight in 1783, developments have come thick and fast, the airship, the aeroplane, and finally the space shuttle. This reprint of a classic publication by Henri Lachambre and Alexis Machuron tells the story of S. A. Andrée's 1897 attempt to reach the North Pole by hydrogen balloon. Complete with illustrations and a brand new introduction this work is a fascinating read for anyone with an interest in the fantastic and majestic lighter-than-air period of aeronautical history.
Book Synopsis Andree's Balloon Expedition in Search of the North Pole (Classic Reprint) by : Henri Lachambre
Download or read book Andree's Balloon Expedition in Search of the North Pole (Classic Reprint) written by Henri Lachambre and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-26 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Andree's Balloon Expedition in Search of the North Pole In the afternoon of Sunday, the 11th of July, 1897, the balloon "Ornen" left the port of Virgo, Spitzbergen, carrying in its car Messrs. Andree, Strindberg and Fraenkel, the bold explorers, starting for the conquest of the North Pole. All the papers of the day were immediately full of discussions in various strains - pessimistic or favourable comments and prognostications, articles full of hope or criticism, each, in short, looking upon this extraordinary expedition from his own point of view. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
Book Synopsis Andree's Balloon Expedition in Search of the North Pole by : Henri Alexis Lachambre and Machuron
Download or read book Andree's Balloon Expedition in Search of the North Pole written by Henri Alexis Lachambre and Machuron and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-20 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Ice Balloon written by Alec Wilkinson and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1897, at the height of the heroic age of Arctic exploration, the visionary Swedish explorer S. A. Andrée made a revolutionary attempt to discover the North Pole by flying over it in a hydrogen balloon. Thirty-three years later, his expedition diaries and papers would be discovered on the ice. Alec Wilkinson uses the explorer’s papers and contemporary sources to tell the full story of this ambitious voyage, while also showing how the late 19th century’s spirit of exploration and scientific discovery drove over 1,000 explorers to the unforgiving Arctic landscape. Suspenseful and haunting, Wilkinson captures Andrée’s remarkable adventure and illuminates the detail, beauty, and devastating conditions of traveling and dwelling on the ice.
Book Synopsis Andree at the North Pole by : Leon Lewis
Download or read book Andree at the North Pole written by Leon Lewis and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-16 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Andree at the North Pole: With Details of His Fate The idea of reaching the North Pole in a balloon occurred to Andree in l882 3, while he was spend ing the winter in Spitzbergen as a member of a scientific expedition. This idea grew upon him during years of subsequent toil and study, in the course of which a number of notable aerial voyages gave him the necessary training and experience, especially that of the lgth of October, 1893, when he was carried by a westerly wind across the Baltic to Finland, and that of the 29th of November, 1894, when he was carried three hundred miles across the Baltic from Gothenburg to the Island of Gothland. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Andrée written by George Palmer Putnam and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andree's balloon expedition in search of the North Pole in 1897.
Book Synopsis Quicklet on The Ice Balloon: S. A. Andree and the Heroic Age of Arctic Exploration by Alec Wilkinson by : Nicole Silvester
Download or read book Quicklet on The Ice Balloon: S. A. Andree and the Heroic Age of Arctic Exploration by Alec Wilkinson written by Nicole Silvester and published by Hyperink Inc. This book was released on 2012-02-24 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABOUT THE BOOK “Except for the bottom of the sea or the center of the earth, the North Pole, at the end of the nineteenth century, was the world's last mysterious destination.” The Ice Balloon: S.A. Andrée and the Heroic Age of Arctic Exploration retells the attempt by Swedish explorer S.A. Andrée to reach the north pole by hydrogen balloon. Writer Alec Wilkinson recounts the whole story of Andrée’s venture from its first conception to the final recovery of its lost artifacts, and intersperses his tale with other events in the history of Arctic exploration. Wilkinson draws on previous accounts of Arctic exploration as well as original documents from various expeditions to reconstruct an era of scientific discovery. The book includes photographs taken by contemporaries of Andrée, including some that were shot on Andrée’s expedition and lost for decades when the undeveloped film was frozen in the ice along with the members of the party. MEET THE AUTHOR Nicole has been writing since she could make letters with a pencil, and has been making a living at it for more than ten years. She has gone back to school too many times, studying archaeology, folklore, writing and visual art. She writes fiction under several pen names, and also does printmaking, book arts, and photography. Nicole is an avid amateur natural historian with a particular fascination for things that fly, whether it's birds, bats or insects. EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK In 1893, a Norwegian named Fridtjof Nansen set off to strand his purpose-built ship, the Fram, in the Arctic ice with the hope it could drift to the north pole along with the ice. There were thirteen men on the crew, who lived in relative comfort compared to other Arctic explorers. Nansen had planned carefully and the Fram was well-insulated and warm. He was not content to simply wait and set off with another crew member to attempt to reach the pole by dogsled. But his haste proved to work against him as they had to turn back. It was not until 1896 that they encountered other explorers, and were able to make their way back to their ship. This was the same time at which Andrée was planning his first attempt to launch his balloon. In the summer of 1896 Andrée and his two crew members, meteorologist Nils Eckholm and photographer Nils Strindberg, along with a large crew of people to help build a temporary balloon shed and prepare for the journey, arrived in Spitsbergen. By the end of the summer the attempt was abandoned due to a lack of favorable winds for the balloon. Buy a copy to keep reading!
Book Synopsis Andree's Balloon Expedition by : Henri Lachambre And MacHuron
Download or read book Andree's Balloon Expedition written by Henri Lachambre And MacHuron and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 edition. Excerpt: ... IV. THE "VICTORIA"--BEAR HUNTING. Ox the 27th of June, in the afternoon, our attention is attracted by the arrival of a vessel coming from the North. It is always a pleasant event to come across other navigators in these distant regions; it makes one feel less lonely and isolated. It is Mr. Pike's "Victoria," commanded by Captain Wilson, who hunts bears and seals on these shores. She casts anchor near the "Virgo." We enter a boat and go to welcome the travellers. Andree obtains from the captain some information as to the state of the ice in the North. I pay a visit to the boat, which, though otherwise plain and rough, is nevertheless fitted up to perfection for the peculiar nature of her expeditions. She contains various objects which are not without interest for me, who am a newcomer to these extraordinary regions, such as skins of bears and various birds, also a live young bear captured at the Norwegian islands, who utters ominous growls and seems to protest energetically against this outrage upon his liberty. Sunday, the 38th of June, was an eventful day, and full of emotions. The "Victoria" left at 9 A. M. for Ice-Fjord, taking with her an enormous parcel of letters with our best wishes for our nearest and dearest. After an early lunch we started for an excursion. Strindberg, Grumberg, Arrhenius, Dr. Ekelund, two engineers, two sailors and myself went off in the steam launch. The weather was superb, the sea calm, the sky a little misty; some pretty cumuli touched the mountains. We turned round Dane's Island and shaped our course towards Smeerenburg. Our little boat goes ahead full speed and gives herself up to a mad race among floating ice-blocks which cover the surface of the bay. The spectacle is marvellous! We are surrounded by...
Book Synopsis Andree and His Balloon by : Henri Lachambre
Download or read book Andree and His Balloon written by Henri Lachambre and published by Rediscovery Books Limited. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This detailed account of the preparations and departure of the epic flight by two members of the expedition support team, Henri Lachambre and Alexis Machuron, captures perfectly the scale, planning and atmosphere of this great adventure. Including a wide variety of photographs, the book is a personal account of the construction of the balloon by Lachambre; it's transportation to Spitzbergen and incarceration in a specially built shed. The trials and tribulations of the initial curtailed expedition in 1896 are followed by those of the more successful second trip which culminated in the eventual departure of the explorers. The technical detail of the balloon is combined with accounts of the teams' day-to-day life at sea and ashore in the arctic whilst awaiting the right weather. Diversions included hunting trips and the setting-off of avalanches for the amusement of the crew. And finally, following the interception of a carrier pigeon some days after launch, comes the last message.
Book Synopsis Discovery of the North Pole by : Robert Peary
Download or read book Discovery of the North Pole written by Robert Peary and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-23 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated adventure from a bygone era, relive Dr. Frederick A. Cook's own story of how he reached the North Pole on April 21st, 1908 and Commander Robert E. Peary's discovery on April 6, 1909. Face to face with death by starvation, drowning, freezing, animals, and other hazards, these intrepid and brave explorers planted the American flag in the North Pole for the first time. This stunning reprint of the classic 1909 book details their triumphs and hardships with period pictures, contemporary accounts. Delivered in a retro font with a modern-era cover design by commercial and manga artist, Mark Bussler. This detailed book includes additional stories and illustrations about other polar explorations, the Antarctic, Henry Hudson, balloon attempts, tragedies, and celebrations. Table of Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: The North Pole Found Chapter 2: How Cook Started Chapter 3: Dr. Cook's Own Story Chapter 4: The Explorer's Return to Civilization Chapter 5: A Nation's Homage to a Hero Chapter 6: Cook's Preparation for his Great Task Chapter 7: Peary Finds the Pole Chapter 8: Peary's Successful Voyage Chapter 9: Early Life of Peary Chapter 10: Peary's Story of the Dash to the Pole Chapter 11: The Battle of the Heroes Chapter 12: Peary's First Voyage Chapter 13: Peary's Later Voyages Chapter 14: Troubles of the Polar Exporer Chapter 15: The Earliest Polar Exporations Chapter 16: Tragedy of Sir John Franklin Chapter 17: Kane, the Model of Peary Chapter 18: Gen. Greely's Epoch Making Trips Chapter 19: Rescue of the Greely Party Chapter 20: Fridtjof Nansen, The Modern Viking Chapter 21: Two Balloonists Who Failed Chapter 22: Life Among the Eskimos Chapter 23: Shackleton's Farthest South Chapter 24: The South Pole will be Found Chapter 25: Dr. Cook in the Antarctic Chapter 26: What Scientists Said of the Rivals Chapter 27: Cook's Return Home Chapter 28: Peary's Welcome Home Chapter 29: Previous Great Controversies Chapter 30: Valuable Animals of the Arctic Chapter 31: Marvels of the Year 1909 Chapter 32: Amundsen's Discovery of the Northwest Passage Chapter 33: Henry Hudson Honored in New York Chapter 34: How Latitude is Reckoned
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Book Synopsis At the Mercy of the Winds by : David Hempleman-Adams
Download or read book At the Mercy of the Winds written by David Hempleman-Adams and published by Bantam Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The incredible story of the first man to fly to the North Pole -- by balloon. On May 28, 2000, explorer David Hempleman-Adams took off from Spitzbergen, Norway, on his record-breaking flight to the North Pole. He knew that if he survived the week ahead, he would be the first man ever to have reached the North Pole by balloon. His trip was in homage to three Swedes: Andree, Strindberg and Frankel who, in 1896 set off for the Pole in their hot-air balloon. But the Swedish explorers had been brought down by freezing fog and perished on the ice cap without reaching their goal. In this ultimate adventure book, Hempleman-Adams tells the extraordinary stories of both journeys. David Hempleman-Adams is a businessman by profession but an adventurer by preference. He is the first person to complete the explorers' Grand Slam, a challenge that saw him scale the highest mountain in each of the seven continents, including Everest.
Book Synopsis Our Polar Flight by : Roald Amundsen
Download or read book Our Polar Flight written by Roald Amundsen and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-25 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Our Polar Flight: The Amundsen-Ellsworth Polar Flight The Crew of N 25: ruser-larsen, Amundsen, Feucht The Crew of N 24: Ellsworth, Dietrichson, Omdal Photograph of Amundsen's Machine Taken in Flight When the two Planes Were Near Each Other. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Little America by : Richard Evelyn Byrd
Download or read book Little America written by Richard Evelyn Byrd and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-22 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Little America: Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic, the Flight to the South Pole But, here, the tail has become the head, the groans of the publishers are increasing and I had better desist with the hope that if I have left unsaid anything that should be said, it will be understood that the inexorable limits of space, as publishers measure it, have made it necessary. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
