Eugene Pierre Godard (1827-1890),French aeronaut. Between 1845 and 1890,Godard constructed about 18 hot air balloons,50 gas balloons and made about 1500 ascents in a dozen countries in Europe and the Americas. He established several world records for altitude,distance and time. In 1867,he made a number of scientific ascents with the French astronomer Camille Flammarion. During the 1870-71 siege of Paris he organised a balloon air-mail service. Artwork from 'Aerostation - Aviation' (1911) by French civil engineer Max de Nansouty (1854-1913),part of the 'Les merveilles de la science' series of 1867-1891 by Louis Figuier | |
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