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André-Jacques Garnerin

Index André-Jacques Garnerin

André-Jacques Garnerin (31 January, 1769 – 18 August, 1823) was a French balloonist and the inventor of the frameless parachute. [1]

27 relations: Astronomy, Élisa Garnerin, Buda, Cause célèbre, Chingford, Citoyenne Henri, Clausen, Germany, Edward Hawke Locker, French people, French Revolutionary Wars, George IV of the United Kingdom, Google, Google Doodle, Goussainville, Val-d'Oise, Grosvenor Square, Hot air balloon, Jacques Charles, Jérôme Lalande, Jeanne Geneviève Labrosse, Lord's, Mousseaux-sur-Seine, Parachute, Parc Monceau, Paris, St Pancras, London, Treaty of Amiens, 8th arrondissement of Paris.

Astronomy

Astronomy (from ἀστρονομία) is a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena.

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Élisa Garnerin

Élisa Garnerin (1791-1853) was a French balloonist.

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Buda

Buda was the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Hungary and since 1873 has been the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest, on the west bank of the Danube.

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Cause célèbre

A cause célèbre (famous case; plural causes célèbres) is an issue or incident arousing widespread controversy, outside campaigning, and heated public debate.

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Chingford

Chingford is a district of the London Borough of Waltham Forest in North East London, situated northeast of Charing Cross.

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Citoyenne Henri

Citoyenne Henri (often called Citizen Henry in English) was a woman who accompanied André-Jacques Garnerin on a trip by balloon on 8 July 1798 from the Parc Monceau in Paris.

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Clausen, Germany

Clausen is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

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Edward Hawke Locker

Edward Hawke Locker (9 October 1777, East Malling, Kent – 16 October 1849, Iver, Buckinghamshire) was an English watercolourist (producing works now in the V&A and British Museum) and administrator of the Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich.

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French people

The French (Français) are a Latin European ethnic group and nation who are identified with the country of France.

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French Revolutionary Wars

The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of sweeping military conflicts lasting from 1792 until 1802 and resulting from the French Revolution.

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George IV of the United Kingdom

George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover following the death of his father, King George III, on 29 January 1820, until his own death ten years later.

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Google

Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware.

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Google Doodle

A Google Doodle is a special, temporary alteration of the logo on Google's homepages that commemorates holidays, events, achievements, and people.

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Goussainville, Val-d'Oise

Goussainville is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France.

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Grosvenor Square

Grosvenor Square is a large garden square in the Mayfair district of London.

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Hot air balloon

A hot air balloon is a lighter-than-air aircraft consisting of a bag, called an envelope, which contains heated air.

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Jacques Charles

Jacques Alexandre César Charles (November 12, 1746 – April 7, 1823) was a French inventor, scientist, mathematician, and balloonist.

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Jérôme Lalande

Joseph Jérôme Lefrançois de Lalande (11 July 1732 – 4 April 1807) was a French astronomer, freemason and writer.

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Jeanne Geneviève Labrosse

Jeanne Geneviève Garnerin (1775–1847), née Labrosse, was a French balloonist and parachutist.

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Lord's

Lord's Cricket Ground, commonly known simply as Lord's, is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London.

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Mousseaux-sur-Seine

Mousseaux-sur-Seine is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

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Parachute

A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag (or in the case of ram-air parachutes, aerodynamic lift).

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Parc Monceau

Parc Monceau is a public park situated in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France, at the junction of Boulevard de Courcelles, Rue de Prony and Rue Georges Berger.

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Paris

Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, with an area of and a population of 2,206,488.

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St Pancras, London

St Pancras is an area of central London.

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Treaty of Amiens

The Treaty of Amiens (French: la paix d'Amiens) temporarily ended hostilities between the French Republic and Great Britain during the French Revolutionary Wars.

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8th arrondissement of Paris

The 8th arrondissement of Paris (VIIIe arrondissement) is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/André-Jacques_Garnerin

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