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Jacques Alexandre Bixio
Jacques Alexandre Bixio (20 November 1808 – 16 December 1865) was a French doctor, balloonist, and politician of Italian origin. Bxio was born in Chiavari, Italy, and published a number of works relating to agriculture. He was the first minister of agriculture and commerce for Napoleon III of France, but is better remember as a scientific balloonist. On 29 June 1850, at 10.27 A.M., Bixio and Jean Augustin Barral made the first of two balloon ascents from the Paris Observatory in a balloon inflated with hydrogen Hydrogen is the chemical element with the symbol H and atomic number 1. Hydrogen is the lightest element. At standard conditions hydrogen is a gas of diatomic molecules having the formula . It is colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-toxic, an .... The first turned out poorly. MM. Bixio and Barral determined to ascend again and on 27 July 1850, they repeated the experiment. The ascent was remarkable on account of the extreme cold at the elevation attained. Bixio di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bixio Par Nadar
Bixio is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Cesare Andrea Bixio (1896-1978), Italian composer * Jacques Alexandre Bixio (1808-1875), French doctor, balloonist and politician * Nino Bixio (1821-1873), Italian soldier and politician See also * Bixio Music Group * MV Nino Bixio {{surname, Bixio Surnames of Italian origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
