Title
Testu-Brissy's experiment on 18th June 1786
Caption
Polychrome 'grand feu' faience plate with scalloped edge. Moustiers school, Fabrique de Féraud
Plate commemorating PierreTestu-Brissy's 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 was 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_031
License type
Rights managed
Available size
65,9Mb (3,3Mb) / 17,7in x 14,5in / 5315 x 4336 (300dpi)