Summer Intermission: "Travels in the Air"

James Glaisher, pioneer balloonist and meteorologist, published his account of Travels in the Air in 1871.

I have a fast approaching deadline, and must put aside my blog for a while.  So I leave you with these illustrations from his book,  conjuring up long summer evenings, for you to enjoy.

Frontispiece:  Travels in the Air   James Glaisher    NOAA Library

Illustration: Travels in the Air  James Glaisher     NOAA Library

Travels in the Air

More Signs and Wonders: Mirage and Luminous Aureola,  Eugene Ciceri and A. Tissander, lithographers

From  Travels in the Air 1871 by James Glaisher, FRS, meteorologist and hot air balloonist.
Image courtesy NOAA Photo Library