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JEFFRIES, John (1744 – 1819)

JEFFRIES, John (1744 – 1819)

1744 – 1819

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1786 CE

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A narrative of the two aerial voyages of Dr. Jeffries with Mons. Blanchard; with meteorological observations and remarks.

JEFFRIES, John (1744 – 1819)
JEFFRIES, John (1744 – 1819)

The first flight by a physician, the first crossing of the English channel by balloon, and the first international flight. Jeffries, an American, made a series of carefully planned scientific observations, emphasizing…