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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 of gas balloon flight, who distinguished himself in the conquest of the air in a balloon. Notable for his successful hydrogen balloon flight in Paris on 2 March 1784, Blanchard later moved to London and undertook flights with varying propulsion mechanisms. His historic achievement came on 7 January 1785, crossing the English Channel from Dover Castle to Guînes in about 2½ hours, receiving acclaim from Louis XVI and earning a substantial pension. (From Wikipedia) More about Jean-Pierre Blanchard:
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Books by Jean-Pierre Blanchard Books about Jean-Pierre Blanchard: Filed under: Blanchard, Jean-Pierre, 1753-1809![[Info]](https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/info.gif) A Narrative of the Two Aerial Voyages of Doctor Jeffries With Mons. Blanchard: With Meteorological Observations and Remarks: The First Voyage, on the Thirtieth of November, 1784, From London Into Kent; The Second, On the Seventh of January, 1785, From England Into France (London: Printed for the author and sold by J. Robson, 1786), by John Jeffries
2 additional books about Jean-Pierre Blanchard in the extended shelves:![[X-Info]](https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/infouc.gif) Jean-Pierre Blanchard, physicien-aéronaute : Les Andelys, 4 juillet 1753, Paris, 7 mars 1809 : biographie et iconographie (Imprimerie Charles Hérissey ..., 1911), by Léon Coutil (page images at HathiTrust)- A narrative of the two aerial voyages of Doctor Jeffries with Mons. Blanchard; with meteorological observations and remarks. The first voyage, on the thirtieth of November, 1784 from London into Kent: the second, on the seventh of January, 1785, from England into France. ([New York, 1941), by John Jeffries, Institute of the Aerospace Sciences. Aeronautical archives, and N.Y.) United States. Work Projects Administration (New York (page images at HathiTrust)
Books by Jean-Pierre Blanchard: Books in the extended shelves: - Blanchard, Jean-Pierre, 1753-1809: Journal of my forty-fifth ascension, being the first performed in America, on the ninth of January, 1793 ... (Printed by C. Cist, no. 104 North Second-street, 1793. Tarrytown, N. Y., Reprinted, W. Abbatt, 1918) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Blanchard, Jean-Pierre, 1753-1809: Journal of my forty-fifth ascension, being the first performed in America, on the ninth of January, 1793. : Aethereum tranabit iter, quo numine Blanchard? Impavidus, fortem non timet Icariam. (Philadelphia: : Printed by Charles Cist, no. 104. North Second-Street,, M,DCC,XCIII. [1793]), also by George Washington (HTML at Evans TCP)
- Blanchard, Jean-Pierre, 1753-1809: The principles, history & use, of air-balloons. Also, a prospectus of Messrs. Blanchard & Barker's intended aerial voyage from the city of New-York 1796. (New-York: : Printed by C.C. Van Alen for J. Fellows., 1796), also by Gardiner Baker and George Washington (HTML at Evans TCP)
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