She formed a bond, too, with Madame Belloc's old friend Adelaide de Montgolfier
, daughter of the balloon inventor Etienne de Montgolfier
, who told her that her father's invention had been inspired by Joseph Priestley
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27 August 1784: Following the first balloon ascents of the...
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27 August 1784
Following the first balloon ascents of the Montgolfierbrothers
and Vincenzo Lunardi
in November 1783, James Tytler
made the first balloon ascent in Britain: he reached a height of 350 feet at Comely Gardens, Edinburgh.
