First manned flight of a hydrogen balloon. Artwork of Jacques Charles and Nicolas-Louis Robert landing at Nesle, near Beaumont, France, after the firs

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First manned flight of a hydrogen balloon. Artwork of Jacques Charles and Nicolas-Louis Robert landing at Nesle, near Beaumont, France, after the first manned flight of a hydrogen balloon. The flight took place on 1st December 1783.

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