One day in 1777, Joseph Montgolfier was relaxing in front of the fire with his laundry rying nearby. After a while, he noticed that one of his shirts had started to float upwards.…
One day in 1777, Joseph Montgolfier was relaxing in front of the fire with his laundry rying nearby. After a while, he noticed that one of his shirts had started to float upwards. The young man was curious about what was happening, so he threw some small pieces of paper into the fireplace to see if he same thing happened to them. When he saw them coming out of the chimney, he came to the conclusion that smoke had the power to lift things up and carry them through he air. Joseph loved science and wanted to become an inventor, so he started trying to think of a craft that would be able to capture smoke and heat and lift people off the ground. Along with his brother, Jacques, he began performing experiments on something hat later became the first hot-air balloon. сократить для пересказа
В 1777 году Жозеф Монгольфье заметил, как его рубашка начала подниматься, когда сушилась у камина. Заинтересовавшись, он бросил мелкие кусочки бумаги в огонь и обнаружил, что дым поднимает их к дымоходу. Это привело его к мысли, что дым и тепло могут поднимать предметы. Увлечённый наукой и желая стать изобретателем, он вместе с братом Жаком начал эксперименты, которые в итоге привели к созданию первого воздушного шара.
