Gaston Tissandier 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.
His brother was illustrator Albert... Wikipedia
Born: November 21, 1843, Paris, France
Died: August 30, 1899 (age 55 years), 11th arrondissement, Paris, France
Children: Paul Tissandier
Siblings: Albert Tissandier
Books
A History and Handbook of Photography
1876
Scientific Amusements
Half Hours of Scientific Amusement: Practical Physics and Chemistry Without Apparatus
1890
Popular Scientific Recreations in Natural Philosophy, Astronomy, Geology, Chemistry
1883
Marvels of Heat, Light, and Sound: Being a Popular Account of Heat in Its Various Manifestations, the Thermometer, Specific and Latent Heat, the Eye and Optical Illusions, the Telescope and Microscope, the Ear and Hearing, the Phonograph and Micrograph, Singing Flames, Etc
The Eiffel Tower: A Description of the Monument, Its Construction, Its Machinery, Its Object, and Its Utility. With an Autographic Letter of M. Gustave Eiffel. Illustrated
1889