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Filling a balloon with hydrogen gas, plate 3 from the book 'Description des experiences de la machine aerostatique de MM.de Montgolfier', by Faujas de Saint-Fond (Paris, 1783).

Barthelemy Faujas de Saint-Fond (1741-1819)1783

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Scene showing the inflation of a balloon by hydrogen gas piped from a barrel. The gas was produced by the reaction of sulphuric acid and iron.
A preliminary balloon of this type was flown at the Champ de Mars in Paris, France on the 27 August 1783 an event witnessed by Benjamin Franklin.
Plate 3 from the book 'Description des experiences de la machine aerostatique de MM.de Montgolfier, by Faujas de Saint-Fond (Paris, 1783). This hydrogen balloon was designed by Jacques Alexandre Cesar Charles (1746-1823) and the Robert Brothers, Anne-Jean Robert (1758-1820) and Nicolas-Louis Robert (1760-1820).

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  • Title: Filling a balloon with hydrogen gas, plate 3 from the book 'Description des experiences de la machine aerostatique de MM.de Montgolfier', by Faujas de Saint-Fond (Paris, 1783).
  • Creator: Barthelemy Faujas de Saint-Fond (1741-1819)
  • Date Created: 1783
  • Rights: Copyright The Royal Society, 2018
  • External Link: To license this image please visit the Royal Society Picture Library
  • Manufacturer: Anne-Jean Robert (1758-1820)
  • Inventor: Joseph-Michel Montgolfier and Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier
  • Invention: Hot air balloons
  • Discovery: Ballooning
  • Catalogue Reference: RCN 38890

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