In December 1783, Louis-Sebastien Lenormand jumped from the tower of the Montpellier Obeservatory to demonstrate his parachute design. He jumped with a 14 ft parachute designed to be a portable fire escape device and landed without harm.
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Britannica, T. E. (2019, January 01). Louis-Sebastien Lenormand. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-Sebastien-Lenormand
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