Marquis d'Arlandes

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The sport of hot air ballooning began when Pilatre de Rozier and the Marquis D'Arlandes took off from the chateau de la Muette in Paris aboard a balloon built by the brothers Etienne and Joseph Montgolfier.

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The following is a first-hand account of the flight as recorded by the marquis D'Arlandes.

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