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Original - The Montgolfier brothers' balloon, which was the first balloon to carry human passengers in 1783. Etching from 1786.
Reason
A 1786 etching that depicts the Montgolfier brothers' balloon with descriptive text and engineering data. Translation and conversion figures provided on image description page. A high quality archival image of a landmark event in aviation history. Restored version of Image:1783 balloon.jpg.
Articles this image appears in
Montgolfier brothers, Annonay, First flying machine
Creator
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Promoted Image:1783 balloonj.jpg MER-C 10:09, 26 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]