本日10月22日は「パラシュートの日」です
1797年のこの日アンドレ=ジャック・ガルヌランが高度8000フィートの気球から直径7mの布製の傘のようなものと一緒に飛び降りた、これが世界初のパラシュートによる人間の降下となったことから


 

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おはかえで!10月22日、#パラシュートの日!

1797年のこの日、フランス人発明家ガルヌランが傘状の布を使い高度約900mからの降下に成功したことから。

これで制空権はバッチリね!

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22 October 1797. First use of a silk parachute was made by Frenchman André-Jacques Garnerin (31 January 1769 - 18 August 1823) at Parc Monceau, Paris. He jumped from a hydrogen balloon at a height of approximately 3,000 feet.

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Los Chinchillas, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, 1797-1798 https://t.co/78TNxqUtXQ

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Born in Vienna, 1797 - Ida Laura Pfeiffer née Reyer, traveller, collector of insects, molluscs, plants... More about her in to access book on the Internet Archive "The last travels of Ida Pfeiffer...", 1861: https://t.co/ueHcspBWhj

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The Annual Girandola at the Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome
Joseph Wright of Derby (1734–1797)

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Shiro is based on Tomoe Gozen, a 12th century samurai woman. This print is by Shitomi Kangetsu (1747-1797).

Keith is loosely based on Queen Himiko, a legendary shamanistic queen of the Yayoi people who lived ~170-248 CE. This is a statue of her by Kanzaki Station.

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Want the moon? 🌝 Happy to oblige!
The Face of the Moon, John Russell, 1797
Moon and Clouds, Bet Low
Silver Moon, Sarah Wright, 2002

For 's space themed this week!

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Brabisimo! - Goya y Lucientes, Francisco de (1797 - 1799)

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Born in 1797: Dutch painter (1797-1857)

Portrait of Mrs. Brak-Haskenhoff, 1818

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I saw that “Goya” was trending on Twitter & got excited for a millisecond because I thought, “Wow, people are really excited about art!” 

But, alas. It’s not that.

Anyway, here is “La maja desnuda” by Francisco Goya, c. 1797–1800. Museo del Prado, Madrid. 97cm × 190cm

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🍄 Coloured figures of English fungi or mushrooms.
London, Printed by J. Davis, 1797-[1809].
https://t.co/xKDJbqmByu

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🍄 Coloured figures of English fungi or mushrooms.
London, Printed by J. Davis, 1797-[1809].
https://t.co/hkMevZYLxO

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🗿 Coloured figures of English fungi or mushrooms.
London, Printed by J. Davis, 1797-[1809].
https://t.co/NJrFU5zThn

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Eastern Slope at Kanda Myōjin Shrine, by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

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Stampa a ventaglio con luna piena, ipomee e autunnali
Utagawa (Giappone, 1797–1858)
stampa

Celebrate dai poeti, le 7 piante dell'#autunno ispirano i con la loro semplice bellezza e sono spesso disposte in vasi nelle notti di osservazione della luna.

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Fan print of Full moon, morning glories and autumn flowers
Utagawa (Japanese, 1797–1858)
woodblock print

Celebrated by poets, the 7 plants of autumn inspire people in with their simple beauty and are often arranged in the moon-viewing nights.

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13 septembre 1797 : Naissance de Joseph Stannard, peintre de marine anglais.

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Image of a kabuki actor on a folding fan, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

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Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg (1740-1812) :
- The Angel binding satan (c. 1797)

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