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    Jean-Pierre [François] Blanchard (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ pjɛʁ blɑ̃ʃaʁ]; 4 July 1753 – 7 March 1809) was a French inventor, best known as a pioneer...
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    aeronauts, began experimenting with parachuting animals. The aeronaut Jean-Pierre Blanchard parachuted dozens of animals from balloons during his career. On...
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    was a French aeronaut and the wife of ballooning pioneer Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Blanchard was the first woman to work as a professional balloonist, and...
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    brought across the English Channel by a hydrogen balloon, flown by Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries. When Benjamin Franklin relinquished his post...
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  • contemporary opponents of Rosseau Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753–1809), French inventor and pioneer balloonist Jeremiah Blanchard (1859–1939), farmer and political...
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  • rebel leader Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753–1809), a French inventor and aviation pioneer Jean-Pierre Cassel (1932–2007), a French actor Jean-Pierre Changeux...
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    Jail in Philadelphia on January 9, 1793, by the French aeronaut Jean Pierre Blanchard. Hot air balloons that can be propelled through the air rather than...
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    Pas-de-Calais. Historically it was spelt Guisnes. On 7 January 1785, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, a French pioneer in hydrogen-balloon flight, completed the first...
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    American Revolution. He is best known for accompanying French inventor Jean-Pierre Blanchard on his 1785 balloon flight across the English Channel. Born in Boston...
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    New Jersey, Jean-Pierre Blanchard carried a personal letter from George Washington to be delivered to the owner of whatever property Blanchard happened to...
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