What was the point of science and Age of Enlightenment if it couldn't impress a few people along the way? Hundreds of thousands of people came to see the first hot air balloon flights though they were incredibly dangerous adventures that often ended in tragedy.. Drawing on stories from the wonderful book, The Age of Wonder by Richard Holmes.
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