Flight of a Montgolfier balloon Finish:Rolled The plate is inscribed upper

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Flight of a Montgolfier balloon Finish:Rolled The plate is inscribed upperView of a Montgolfier balloon being launched on a first flight at Versailles, France carrying a sheep, a rooster, and a duck. The balloon test lasted approximately eight minutes and was conducted before an audience that included Louis XVI, whose support for such experiments was being solicited. Frontispiece plate from the book Description des expriences de la machine arostatiques de MM. de Montgolfier, by Faujas de Saint Fond (Paris, 1783). Original: