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Montgolfier brothers, inventors of the practical hot air balloon

Montgolfier brothers, inventors of the practical hot air balloon

French brothers Joseph-Michel Montgolfier (1740 – 1810) and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier (1745 – 1799) were the inventors of the first practical hot air balloon Voir plus

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