Sentence examples for hydrogen balloon from inspiring English sources

On August 27, 1783, Charles launched an unmanned varnished-silk hydrogen balloon from Paris.

That means live shows with lots of big bangs, a show about astronaut Tim Peake featuring hydrogen balloon explosions, and science buskers roaming around, making everyone jump.

The first manned hot-air balloon, the first hydrogen balloon, and the first functional dirigibles had all been launched in France.

A fascinating account of a Swede's 1897 attempt to fly a hydrogen balloon to the North Pole.

2. The Balloonist by MacDonald Harris A Swedish aeronaut with mystical tendencies attempts to reach the North Pole by hydrogen balloon.

In 1897, the Swedish explorer Salomon August Andrée attempted to fly a hydrogen balloon to the North Pole.

So the Ninth Army Technical Research Laboratory devised hydrogen balloons known as Fu-Go (wind-ship weapon) as payback.

Lowe went to work on Aug. 2, 1861, eventually constructing seven hydrogen balloons of cord-wrapped and varnished silk cloth.

Guyton also had been one of the pioneers in the construction and trial of hydrogen balloons, which had begun in France in 1783.

When the first practical aircraft were produced, in the form of hot-air and hydrogen balloons in 1783, they were adopted quickly for military duties.

While the detonation of hydrogen balloons will no doubt excite a certain type of student, as Dr Mark Lorch notes, it does nothing for the individual with their hands over their ears.