Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
James Sadler
Standard Name: Sadler, James
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4 October 1784: James Sadler, a technician in the chemistry...
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4 October 1784
James Sadler
, a technician in the chemistry laboratory of Oxford University
, made a successful hot-air balloon flight, taking off from Christchurch Meadows, Oxford, and landing near Woodeaton, several miles away.
Tirrell, Charles William. Fragments of Trivia about Woodeaton. http://oxford-consultants.tripod.com/Woodeaton_trivia.htm.
“James Sadler: The British Air Apparent; or, The Flying Pastry Chef”. Prints George: The Age of Ballooning 3: Flights of Fancy.