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Le grand ballon captif. Opération du gonflement

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Abstract:
Installation of the hot air balloon at the 1878 Paris World Fair. Giffard, who was at the origin of the project, was a French engineer who created a few models of balloons, and who also managed to create navigable ones. The 1878 hot air balloon was located in the Tuileries. For a fee, visitors could enter its gondola and admire the view of the city. The balloon could go up to about half a mile.

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No Copyright - United States
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Collection is open for research.

Citation

"Le grand ballon captif. Opération du gonflement" (1878). Paris: Capital of the 19th Century. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:86927/

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Collection:

  • Paris: Capital of the 19th Century

    The project, "Paris, Capital of the 19th century," initiated by the French Studies and Comparative Literature Departments of Brown University, provides a window into the cultural, political and social context of 19th century Parisian culture.

    It offers online access to …

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