Altitude Experiments

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Cutaway view of the gondola of a hot-air balloon, showing Louis Joseph Gay-Lussac and Jean-Baptiste Biot seated within

Gay-Lussac and Biot carrying out experiments in physics from a height of 4,000 meters.

Artist

Name:: Mès, François-Constant
Dates:: ??-1905
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Science & Technology
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Deschamps, Émile
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Cushing-Whitney Medical Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Les aérostats
Author:: Figuier, Louis
Publisher:: Paris: Furne, Jouvet et Cie, 1887

Description:

Cutaway view of the gondola of a hot-air balloon, showing Louis Joseph Gay-Lussac and Jean-Baptiste Biot seated within.

On August 24, 1804, Gay-Lussac and Biot ascend together to study terrestrial magnetism. Gay-Lussac follows with a solo ascent on September 16, conducting further investigation of the Earth's atmosphere.

The caption reads in the original French: Gay-Lussac et Biot font des expériences de physique à 4 000 mètres de hauteur.

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{{cite web | title=Altitude Experiments | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/altitude-experiments/ | author=Mès, François-Constant | year=1887 | access-date=October 17, 2026 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}