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Bartolomeu Louren?o de Gusm?o: o primeiro cientista brasileiroDOI: 10.1590/S1806-11172009000300014 Keywords: bartolomeu louren?o de gusm?o, hot air balloon, ephemeris. Abstract: bartolomeu louren?o de gusm?o was the first brazilian inventor and scientist, famous by the creation in 1709 of the hot air balloon. in the 300 years of his best known invention, this article presents a new biography of the forerunner of aerostatics and a new study of his devices.
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