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If you enjoyed this article, I’d like to ask for your support. Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in ...

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The invention of the balloon struck the men and women of the late 18th century like a thunderbolt. Enormous crowds gathered in Paris to watch one balloon after another rise above the city rooftops, ...

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This story was first published on Sept. 3, 2001, in the Montreal Gazette. On Monday next a balloon ascension will take place from this City. Mr. Godard, the celebrated aeronaut, will be accompanied by ...

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King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette stood by. People crowded the streets watching the sky. Spectators climbed onto nearby rooftops and filled every window of the château, as attendants placed a trio ...