Title
Plate commemorating Testu-Brissy's experiment on 18th June 1786
Caption
Polychrome faience plate fired on a high heat with a curved edge, Moustiers, Fabrique de Féraud
Plate commemorating the Testu-Brissy experiment on 18th June 1786
Diameter 25 cm
Collection Muller-Quênot
Info+
Even entrerprising spirits got invloved in aerostatic experiments. Testu-Brissy carried out the first night flight on 18th June 1786. After being in the air for nearly 8 hours in the vicinity of Ecouen, he entered a storm. When he was at a height of six hundred and seventy eight "toises" the temperature fell below zero and the gondola became covered in ice, snow and hailstones. The craft didn't land until four o'clock in the morning in Campremy, Picardie. He reported his observations on atmospheric electricity.
Date
18th century
Credit line
Photo12/Association Muller Quenot Rosheim
Reference
MQR10A00_029
License type
Rights managed
Available size
68,8Mb (2,6Mb) / 16,5in x 16,2in / 4961 x 4845 (300dpi)