James Tytler
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James Tytler was a Scottish apothecary and the editor of the second edition of Encyclopædia Britannica. Tytler became the first person in Britain to fly by ascending in a hot air balloon.
James Tytler
Vincenzo Lunardi
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Vincenzo Lunardi was a pioneering Italian aeronaut, born in Lucca.
James Tytler
…the French pioneers of hot air ballooning and was the first person in Britain to ascend in a balloon, almost a month before his rival to the title, Vincenzo Lunardi, made a hydrogen balloon ascent in London. Tytler's venture was expensive, but succeeded after several attempts on 25 August 1784, in Edinburgh. His…
Vincenzo Lunardi
The stone at Standon Green End, Hertfordshire, where Lunardi ended the first manned flight over England
The stone marking the spot at Standon Green End, Hertfordshire, where Lunardi ended his flight
Portrait of Vincent Lunardi, 1784