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[The 'Aerostatic globe' balloon, belonging to Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert, descending on the plain of Nesle, near Beaumont, France]
Summary
Drawing shows descent of the first manned hydrogen gas balloon flight, which departed from Paris, France on Dec. 1, 1783. Among the spectators in left foreground are the Duke de Chartres and the Duke de Fitz-James.
Hot Air Baloons and Gas Baloons
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Date
01/01/1783
Source
Library of Congress
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