Tuesday, September 11, 2018 - 11:30
Read our latest blog post 'The aerial voyage: an account of Ireland’s first balloon flight' on the MU Library Treasures blog. Imagine the impact of the first hot-air balloon rising into the sky in 1783. Suddenly, it was possible to fly! The first living flight was from Versailles in June 1783, with a sheep, a duck and a cock in the car. Four months later the maestro himself, Étienne Montgolfier, rose above the earth in a splendidly decorated balloon. Others across Europe quickly followed suit. Find out more here; https://bit.ly/2NxLiRO