That which the sciences can add to the privileges of the human race has never been more marked than at the present moment. ... The air seems to become as accessible to him as the waters.... The name of Montgolfier,… — Jean Sylvain Bailly Copy Share Image
That which the sciences can add to the privileges of the human race has never been more marked than at the present moment. ...… — Jean Sylvain Bailly Copy Share Image
It is interesting to transport one's self back to the times when Astronomy began; to observe how discoveries were connected together, how errors have… — Jean Sylvain Bailly Copy Share Image
The motion of the stars calculated by the Hindus before some 4500 years vary not even a single minute from the tables of Cassine… — Jean Sylvain Bailly Copy Share Image