Fauste Veranziio making a successful jump from a tower in Venice using the parachute he had built and which he named 'Homo Volans', 1617. From 'Histoire des Ballons' by Gaston Tissandier, Paris, 1887. Aviation Flying

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Fauste Veranziio making a successful jump from a tower in Venice using the parachute he had built and which he named 'Homo Volans', 1617. From 'Histoire des Ballons' by Gaston Tissandier, Paris, 1887. Aviation Flying

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