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Excerpt from Dictionnaire de Conversation A l'Usage des Dames Et des Jeunes Personnes, ou Compl�ment N�cessaire de Toute Bonne �ducation, Vol. 2
Blanchard (nicolas), c�l�bre a�ronaute, � qui l'on attribue l'inven tion des parachutes, mort au commencement de ce si�cle, apr�s avoir fait 70 ascensions. La plus remarquable de toutes est celle qu'il ex�cuta le 7 janvier 47 80, en traversant la mer de Douvres � Calais; ce qui le fit surnommer don Quichotte de la Manche. Sa femme, a�ronaute comme lui, p�rit mis�rablement, le 6 juillet 4849, en faisant sa 76e ascension. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
