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Definition of Montgolfier

Montgolfier
Montgolfier Mont`gol"fier, n. A balloon which ascends by the buoyancy of air heated by a fire; a fire balloon; -- so called from two brothers, Stephen and Joseph Montgolfier, of France, who first constructed and sent up a fire balloon.

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- The Montgolfier brothers – Joseph-Michel Montgolfier (French pronunciation: [ʒozɛf miʃɛl mɔ̃ɡɔlfje]; 26 August 1740 – 26 June 1810) and Jacques-Étienne...
- Montgolfier is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Albéric de Montgolfier (born 1964), member of the Senate of France Éric de Montgolfier...
- Laurent d'Arlandes on November 21, 1783, in a balloon created by the Montgolfier brothers. The first hot air balloon flown in the Americas was launched...
- Éric de Montgolfier (born 11 August 1946) is a French attorney and state prosecutor (procureur de la République). When head prosecutor in Valenciennes...
- Montgolfier Glacier (64°47′S 62°15′W / 64.783°S 62.250°W / -64.783; -62.250) is a glacier situated between Rozier Glacier and Woodbury Glacier and...
- The Montgolfier Brothers were a British indie pop-dream pop duo which featured gnac's Mark Tranmer and Lovewood drummer Roger Quigley. The group, which...
- Ghislain de Montgolfier (born 1943) is a French winemaker, and the former head of the Bollinger Champagne house, and the sixth generation to run the family...
- wait for more practicable lifting gases. From the mid-18th century the Montgolfier brothers in France began experimenting with balloons. Their balloons...
- Montgolfier of France to construct a small, cube-shaped balloon. This was the beginning of many experiments using taffeta balloons by the Montgolfier...
- Diderot and d'Alembert published their Encyclopédie in 1751, and the Montgolfier Brothers launched the first manned flight in a hot air balloon on 21 November...