Sphere Areotiatique ou Globe volant [Sphère Aérostatique ou Globe volant]
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Date
1778-1788Description
Engraving of the first gas balloon launch over the Champ de Mars in Paris on August 27, 1783. A caption below the engraving explains the balloon construction by M.N. Robert under the direction of J.A.C. Charles. For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/310
Subject
Balloon ascensions -- France -- 1780-1790, Ballooning, Balloons (aircraft), Robert, M. N. (Marie-Noël), 1761-1826, Charles, Jacques Alexandre César, 1746-1823