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In 1783, a Sheep, a Duck, and a Rooster Took Off in a Balloon at Versailles in Front of Louis XIV: the Montgolfier Brothers Wanted to Test the Transport of Living Beings.

For a long time, the human being dreamed of imitating the birds without ever being able to leave the land. A large bag of cloth swollen with warm air ended up raising this old fantasy. The first flight in a inhabited hot air balloon took two passengers over Paris, in front of a meducated crowd.
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For a long time, the human being dreamed of imitating the birds without ever being able to leave the land. A large bag of cloth swollen with warm air ended up raising this old fantasy. The first flight in a inhabited hot air balloon took two passengers over Paris, in front of a meducated crowd.

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Science-et-vie.com broke the news on Monday, November 9, 2026.
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