The Birth of the Balloon

Enormous crowds gathered in Paris to watch one balloon after another rise above the city rooftops, carrying the first human beings into the air in the closing months of 1783. Collection celebrating the invention and early history of the balloon.

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 Embrasement Deplorable de la Machine Aerostatique des Srs. Miolan et Janinet le dimanche 11 Juillet 1784 Object Entree Dans Le Ville de Paris Object Bataille de Fleurus gagnée par l'Armée Française le 8 Messidor de l'an 2 Object Two Ballooning Events Object King George III and Queen Charlotte Viewing a Baloon Let Off In the Garden of Winsor Castle Object Expérience de la Machine Aréostatique Object Selected filters: Set Name: Hangar Overlook