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Artist
- Name:
- Unknown
Illustration
- Subject:
- Science & technology
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- Cushing-Whitney Medical Library, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Les aérostats
- Author(s):
- Figuier, Louis
- Publisher:
- Paris: Furne, Jouvet et Cie, 1887
Description
The aerostat le Comte d’Artois consisted of two propellers and a balloon filled with . It was built by Alban and Vallet, two chemists familiar with hydrogen production. They tested their creation in August 1785.
The caption reads in the original French: Le Comte d’Artois, aérostat à gaz hydrogène, construit par Alban and Vallet.
Keywords: 1880s, 19th century, airship, black & white, flying, Furne, machine
