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THE MUNTtiULFIEK BALLOON
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second of a series y ALFRED OWLES
HK KIKST DKV1CK uliicli adunllv i:arrit-l man aloft wild hi rnimenl n the
invention of Joi'ih ami Sli-plicn Minl(((ilfipr. paprr maiiitf arlurern of Annonay,
K'anct. rrirticilK willi hot air lallooni and a pulilit' clrnioniitratiun before tlir
King and Qnwn led lo tlir fliglit ulutwn above, that of Jean Kranroii de Holier (fiml
man lo ascend) and the Mariiii d'Arlandcs from the Itoin de lloulogne. November 21,
IH7U. The balloon a 71 feci in height and weighed 1 5(M1 (lound.. In the center of
the pansengcr plnlform wan an iron grate on. which wa maintained the fire thai
kept the craft aloft.