Bartolomeu de Gusmão
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Bartolomeu Lourenço de Gusmão was a Portuguese Catholic priest and naturalist born in colonial Brazil, who was a pioneer of lighter-than-air aerostat design, being among the first scholars at that tim
Painting of Bartolomeu de Gusmão by Benedito Calixto
Painting depicting the presentation before the Portuguese court of a small hot air balloon developed by Bartolomeu de Gusmão
Montgolfier brothers
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The Montgolfier brothers – Joseph-Michel Montgolfier and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier – were aviation pioneers, balloonists and paper manufacturers from the commune Annonay in Ardèche, France. They inv
Bartolomeu de Gusmão
…later The Times) of 20 October 1786, makes clear: By accounts from Lisbon we are assured, that in consequence of the experiments made there with the Montgolfier balloon, the literati of Portugal had been incited to make numerous researches on the subject; in consequence of which they pretend that the honour of…
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First public demonstration in Annonay, 4 June 1783
A 1786 depiction of the Montgolfier brothers' historic balloon with engineering data. Translated details are available on the image hosting page.