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Doug Ettridge Oil Painting Jacques Charles Balloon.
Jacques Alexandre César Charles (November 12, 1746- April 7, 1823) was a French inventor, scientist, mathematician, and balloonist. Charles launched the world’s first hydrogen filled balloon on August 27, 1783.
He ascended to 1,800 feet.
