Gaston Tissandier (November 21, 1843 – August 30, 1899) was a French chemist, meteorologist, aviator, and editor. He escaped besieged Paris by balloon in September 1870. He founded and edited the scientific magazine La Nature and wrote several books.
Gaston & Albert Tissandier in their electrically powered dirigible', 8 October 1883 at Auteuil in ParisThe monument to Spinelli and Sivel in Pere Lachaise Cemetery in ParisAlbert Tissandier (left) and Gaston Tissandier, plus an unidentified man
Gaston Tissandier was born in Paris in 1843. He studied chemistry and in 1864 became the head of the experimental laboratory of Union nationales. He was also a teacher at Association polytechnique. His interest in meteorology led him to take up aviation.
His first trip in the air was conducted at Calais in 1868 together with Claude-Jules Dufour [fr], where his balloon drifted out over the sea and was brought back by an air stream of opposite direction in a higher layer of air. In September 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War, he managed to leave the besieged Paris by balloon.
His most adventurous air trip took place near Paris in April 1875. He and companions Joseph Crocé-Spinelli [fr], journalist, and Théodore Henri Sivel [fr], naval officer, were able to reach in a balloon the magnificent altitude of 8,600 meters (28,200 feet).[1] Both of his companions died from breathing the thin air. Tissandier survived, but became deaf. He described the symptoms of altitude sickness.[2]
In 1883, Tissandier fit a Siemens electric motor to an airship, thus creating the first electric-powered flight.
Tissandier reported his meteorological observations to the French Academy of Sciences. In 1873 he founded the weekly scientific magazine La Nature, which he edited until 1896, after which it was continued by others. He also authored several books:
Worksedit
Eléments de Chimie (1870)
L'Eau (1867)
La Houille (1886)
Histoire de mes ascensions récit de quarante voyages aériens (1868-1886) (1887; German edition 1872)
En ballon! Pendant le siège de Paris. Souvenirs d'un aéronaute (1871)
Les Merveilles de la photographie (1874)
Histoire de la gravure typographique (1875)
Simples notions sur les ballons (1876)
A history and handbook of photography (La photographie, 1873)
Le Grand Ballon captif à vapeur de M. Henry Giffard (1879)
Les Martyrs de la science (1879)
Observations météorologiques en ballon. Résumé de 25 ascensions aérostatiques (1879)
Les ballons dirigeables: Application de l'électricité à la navigation aerienne; [Ouvrage accompagné de 35 fig. et de 4 pl. hors texte] (1885)
La photographie en ballon, avec une table (1886)
Histoire des ballons et des aéronautes célèbres (1890)
La Tour Eiffel de 300 mètres: description du monument, sa construction, ses organes mécaniques, son but et son utilité. Avec une lettre autographie de G. Eiffel (1889)
Bibliographie aéronautique: Catalogue de livres d'histoire, de science, de voyages et de fantaisie, traitant de la navigation aérienne ou des aérostats (1887)
Besides these scientific works, Tissandier also published several titles for the youth, such as Les récréations scientifiques ou l'enseignement par les jeux (1880), perhaps the very first title in the genre of books of simple science experiments that anybody can conduct in their own home. Its chapters were in part based on the column "physique sans appareils" (physics without apparatus) in La Nature.
^"View of journalist Joseph Crocé-Spinelli, naval officer Henri Sivel, and Gaston Tissandier in the basket of the balloon, "Zénith," ..." Library of Congress. 1875. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
^Asimov, Issac (1982) Exploring the Earth & the Cosmos, Crown Publishers Inc., New York, page 99
This text is based in part on articles from old public domain encyclopedias in German[permanent dead link] and Swedish.
Gaston and Albert Tissandier Collection: Publications relating to the history of aeronautics, (1,800 titles dispersed in the collection). From the Rare Book and Special Collections Division at the Library of Congress
Tissandier, Gaston (1887) Histoire des balons et des aéronautes célèbres - digital facsimile from the Linda Hall Library
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Gaston Tissandier news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2015 Learn how and when to remove this message Gaston Tissandier November 21 1843 August 30 1899 was a French chemist meteorologist aviator and editor He escaped besieged Paris by balloon in September 1870 He founded and edited the scientific magazine La Nature and wrote several books Gaston Tissandier photograph by Alphonse Liebert His brother was illustrator Albert Tissandier His son Paul became a well known aviator in his own right Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography edit nbsp Gaston amp Albert Tissandier in their electrically powered dirigible 8 October 1883 at Auteuil in Paris nbsp The monument to Spinelli and Sivel in Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris nbsp Albert Tissandier left and Gaston Tissandier plus an unidentified man Gaston Tissandier was born in Paris in 1843 He studied chemistry and in 1864 became the head of the experimental laboratory of Union nationales He was also a teacher at Association polytechnique His interest in meteorology led him to take up aviation His first trip in the air was conducted at Calais in 1868 together with Claude Jules Dufour fr where his balloon drifted out over the sea and was brought back by an air stream of opposite direction in a higher layer of air In September 1870 during the Franco Prussian War he managed to leave the besieged Paris by balloon His most adventurous air trip took place near Paris in April 1875 He and companions Joseph Croce Spinelli fr journalist and Theodore Henri Sivel fr naval officer were able to reach in a balloon the magnificent altitude of 8 600 meters 28 200 feet 1 Both of his companions died from breathing the thin air Tissandier survived but became deaf He described the symptoms of altitude sickness 2 In 1883 Tissandier fit a Siemens electric motor to an airship thus creating the first electric powered flight Tissandier reported his meteorological observations to the French Academy of Sciences In 1873 he founded the weekly scientific magazine La Nature which he edited until 1896 after which it was continued by others He also authored several books Works editElements de Chimie 1870 L Eau 1867 La Houille 1886 Histoire de mes ascensions recit de quarante voyages aeriens 1868 1886 1887 German edition 1872 En ballon Pendant le siege de Paris Souvenirs d un aeronaute 1871 Les Merveilles de la photographie 1874 Histoire de la gravure typographique 1875 Simples notions sur les ballons 1876 A history and handbook of photography La photographie 1873 Le Grand Ballon captif a vapeur de M Henry Giffard 1879 Les Martyrs de la science 1879 Observations meteorologiques en ballon Resume de 25 ascensions aerostatiques 1879 Les ballons dirigeables Application de l electricite a la navigation aerienne Ouvrage accompagne de 35 fig et de 4 pl hors texte 1885 La photographie en ballon avec une table 1886 Histoire des ballons et des aeronautes celebres 1890 La Tour Eiffel de 300 metres description du monument sa construction ses organes mecaniques son but et son utilite Avec une lettre autographie de G Eiffel 1889 Bibliographie aeronautique Catalogue de livres d histoire de science de voyages et de fantaisie traitant de la navigation aerienne ou des aerostats 1887 Besides these scientific works Tissandier also published several titles for the youth such as Les recreations scientifiques ou l enseignement par les jeux 1880 perhaps the very first title in the genre of books of simple science experiments that anybody can conduct in their own home Its chapters were in part based on the column physique sans appareils physics without apparatus in La Nature See also editList of years in aviation List of French inventions and discoveries French space programReferences edit View of journalist Joseph Croce Spinelli naval officer Henri Sivel and Gaston Tissandier in the basket of the balloon Zenith Library of Congress 1875 Retrieved 15 April 2015 Asimov Issac 1982 Exploring the Earth amp the Cosmos Crown Publishers Inc New York page 99 This text is based in part on articles from old public domain encyclopedias in German permanent dead link and Swedish External links editLa Nature complete year runs 1873 1905 digitized by Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers Paris Tissandier Collection from the Library of Congress Drawings prints and photographs by and collected by Gaston and Albert Tissandier Works by Gaston Tissandier at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Gaston Tissandier at Internet Archive Gaston and Albert Tissandier Collection Publications relating to the history of aeronautics 1 800 titles dispersed in the collection From the Rare Book and Special Collections Division at the Library of Congress Tissandier Gaston 1887 Histoire des balons et des aeronautes 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