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Sebastien Lenormand makes the first parachute descent from the tower of Montpelier observatory, December 1783. Woodblock engraving by H. Rousseau after SKKL from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.

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Sebastien Lenormand makes the first parachute descent from the tower of Montpelier observatory, December 1783. Woodblock engraving by H. Rousseau after SKKL from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.

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5238 x 5644 px | 84.6 MB

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44.3 x 47.8 cm | 17.5 x 18.8 in (300 dpi)

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