'Zenith' balloon crash. 19th-century illustration of the return to Earth of the balloon 'Zenith' on 15 April 1875. Journalist Joseph Eustache Croce-Spinelli (1845-1875),naval officer Henri Theodore Sivel (1834-1875),and French author and scientist Gaston Tissandier (1843-1899) had ascended to nearly 28,000 feet (8600 metres) near Paris,France. Croce-Spinelli and Sivel lost consciousness and died during this ascent. Tissandier survived,but became deaf. Artwork from 'Aerostation - Aviation' (1911) by French civil engineer Max de Nansouty (1854-1913),part of the 'Les merveilles de la science' series of 1867-1891 by Louis Figuier | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library |
Bildgröße: | 5116 px × 3461 px |
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