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Wikipedia: 1783 in science
1783 in science
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

The year 1783 CE in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

See also: 1782 in science, other events of 1783, 1784 in science and the list of years in science.

Aviation

  • June 5 - The Montgolfier brothers send up at Annonay, near Lyon, an 900 m linen bag inflated with hot air. Its flight covered 2 km and lasted 10 minutes, to an esimated altitude of 1600 - 2000 m
  • November 21 - the first free flight by humans in a balloon is made by Pilâtre de Rozier and Marquis d'Arlandes who flew aloft for 25 minutes about 100 metres above Paris for a distance of nine kilometres

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