Vincenzo Lunardi (Lucca, January 11, 1754 – Lisbon, 1 August 1806) was an inventor and Italian official, aeronautics pioneer.
The September 15, 1784, using a balloon inflated with hydrogen, Lunardi made the first ascent in England, in Chelsea (London), in the presence of the Court. The balloon had a diameter of 33 feet (about 10 meters) and was provided with two read blades by means of which Lunardi intended to regulate the rise. After a flight of 2 hours and 15 minutes, Lunardi landed in Ware, Hertfordshire a location.
This large and little-known character Lucca, is the protagonist of the study day at the State Library of Lucca.
Program
After the greeting of the authorities intervene José Eduardo Franco and Anabel Rita.
Relations
Marco Mariani – balloonist Vincenzo Lunardi. The adventurous life of a hero of the eighteenth century.
Daniel Pires – Lunardi and Bocage: praise or do livre-imagining.
Luisa Marinho Antibes – Portuguese reactions to businesses of Vincenzo Lunardi
Daniela Marcheschi – The challenge of the "flier" Vincenzo Lunardi and the Italian literati of his time
At the end of the Seminar will open the exhibition on the subject, by the State Library of Lucca and screening of the short film "Vincenzo Lunardi: the man who spoke to the sky" by M. Raffanti, edited by Vincenzo Lunardi Balloon Lucca Club.
At 6.30 the Bastion S. Paolino will be a flight in a balloon bound by the Lucca Vincenzo Lunardi Balloon Club, consistent with the weather conditions of the day.
VINCENZO LUNARDI – the man who spoke to the sky
Lucca, State Library, Monumental Salons
Friday, September 2, 2016
hours 16.30
free entry