References:

1. Houghton Mifflin, Reader's Companion to Military History: Chu-ko Liang, http://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/mil/html/mh_010500_chukoliang.htm, 2005
2. Taiwan Headlines, Lanterns Lift Prayers for Peace, Prosperity. http://www.taiwanheadlines.gov.tw/20040205/20040203f2.html , 2004
3. Government Information Office: Republic of China, Holidays and Festivals in Taiwan, Pinghsi Sky Lanterns, http://www.gio.gov.tw/info/festival_c/glue_e/taipei1.htm 2002
4. How Stuff Works, http://travel.howstuffworks.com/hot-air-balloon7.htm , 2005
5. Serway, R.A., Jewett, J.W. Jr., Physics for Scientists and Engineers: 6th edition , Brooks/Cole-Thomson Learning, 2004
6. Answers.com, Hot-air Balloon http://www.answers.com/topic/hot-air-balloon-vehicle , 2005
7. Spartacus: Virtual School, History of Aviation, http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/AVrozier.htm
8. http://www.overflite.com/history.html , 2005
9. Measure Converter, http://www.allmeasures.com/Formulae/static/materials/82/density.htm , 2005 

Links:

Here is a good reference with information on balloon construction and the mathematics behind lighter than air flight.

http://www.overflite.com/

This is a link that is unrelated to hot air balloons. It is the web page of Dr. Khairoutdinov the professor that I do research for here at the University of Alaska Fairbanks .

http://www.uaf.edu/chem/Khairoutdinov/index.html

This is a link to the UAF Science Department Home Pages.

Chemistry Department: http://www.uaf.edu/chem/

Physics Department: http://www.uaf.edu/physics/

http://www.ushotairballoon.com/redtrans1.gif

Created by John Rowley 2005.