Henri Giffard Collection

Giffards balloon exhibited at the Paris Worlds Fair, 1878, (1932). Creator: Unknown
Giffards balloon exhibited at the Paris Worlds Fair, 1878, (1932). French engineer Henri Giffard (1825-1882) built a spherical balloon with a gondola accommodating 40 passengers

Leonid meteor shower, 1870. The Leonids are visible in the night sky during November, and this observation was made by the French aeronauts Henri Giffard (1825-1882)

Henri Giffards steerable airship of 1852, 1903
Henri Giffards (1825-82) steerable airship of 1852, the first dirigible, 1903

Henri Giffards steam powered steerable (dirigible) airship, 1852
Henri Giffards (1825-82) steam powered steerable (dirigible) airship (with cigar shaped gasbag) during its ascent of 25 September 1852. From Louis Figuier Les Merveilles de la Science, Paris, c1870

Giffard Dirigible, 1852. Creator: Perot
Giffard Dirigible, 1852. Woodcut by Perot depicting the left side view of French aviator Henri Giffards steam-powered airship in flight

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