Jacques Charles and Nicolas-Louis Robert fly La…

December 1783 CE

Jacques Charles and Nicolas-Louis Robert fly La Charlière, the first manned hydrogen balloon, on December 1, for two hours and five minutes and cover thirty-six kilometers.

Jacques Charles immediately flies again, alone, and ascends to three thousand meters.

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Departure of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert’s ‘aerostatic globe’ balloon from the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, on Dec. 1, 1783. United States Library of Congress LC-DIG-ppmsca-02284 (digital fi

Departure of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert’s ‘aerostatic globe’ balloon from the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, on Dec. 1, 1783. United States Library of Congress LC-DIG-ppmsca-02284 (digital fi

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