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Jun
4
2012
The Montgolfiers Fly at Annonay
Posted by HW on 04 Jun 2012 /
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Published on June 4, 2012 On June 4, 1783, the two Montgolfier brothers, Joseph-Michel Montgolfier and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier, demonstrated their unmanned hot air balloon at Annonay, Ardèche, France. Called a globe aérostatique by the brothers, the Montgolfier balloon was and remains to this day an astonishing invention — with it, the two brothers were the [...]
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