First manned hydrogen balloon flight
First manned hydrogen balloon flight.. First manned hydrogen balloon flight of two hours and five minutes by Nicolas-Louis Robert and Professor Jacques Charles. The balloon descended in front of the Duc de Chartres, December 1st 1783. Handcolored engraving by J.J. Ettling and P. Sellier from Sircos and Pallier's History of Balloons, Roy, Paris, 1870
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10938467
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45890296
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6000px x 3865px
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Credit
© Florilegius / Mary Evans
Source
Hand-coloured engraving by J.J. Ettling and P. Sellier from Sircos and Pallier's History of Balloons, Roy, Paris, 1870





























