File:The 'Aerostatic globe' balloon, belonging to Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert, descending on the plain of Nesle, near Beaumont, France LCCN2002735670.tif
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editThe 'Aerostatic globe' balloon, belonging to Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert, descending on the plain of Nesle, near Beaumont, France | ||||
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The 'Aerostatic globe' balloon, belonging to Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert, descending on the plain of Nesle, near Beaumont, France |
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Drawing shows descent of the first manned hydrogen gas balloon flight, which departed from Paris, France on Dec. 1, 1783. Among the spectators in left foreground are the Duke de Chartres and the Duke de Fitz-James. |
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1783 date QS:P571,+1783-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Dimensions | 1 drawing : graphite, ink wash, opaque white. | |||
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LCCN2002735670 |
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Notes | Title from accompanying note.; "This part only, engraved by Sergent" and "Sergent, del., et sculp. aqua forti"-typed on accompanying note.; Tissandier collection.; Possibly drawn by Antoine François Sergent-Marceau who engraved a pair of balloon prints "Expérience de Charles et Robert dans le jardin des Tiuleries, 1 décembre 1783" and "Descente de l'aérostat dans la prairie de Nesles." | |||
Source/Photographer | https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2002735670 | |||
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Author | Library of Congress |
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Width | 1,045 px |
Height | 1,536 px |
Compression scheme | Uncompressed |
Pixel composition | Black and white (Black is 0) |
Number of components | 1 |
Number of rows per strip | 7 |
Horizontal resolution | 1,200 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 1,200 dpi |
File change date and time | 19:47, 24 November 1997 |