Balloonomania
On 19 September 1783 a hot-air balloon made of silk and paper and designed by Joseph-Michel and Jacques Étienne Montgolfier rose above the palace of Versailles watched by an amazed crowd. The age of ballooning was born.
On 19 September 1783 a hot-air balloon made of silk and paper and designed by Joseph-Michel and Jacques Étienne Montgolfier rose above the palace of Versailles watched by an amazed crowd. The age of ballooning was born.