%0 Journal Article %T Bartolomeu Louren£żo de Gusm£żo: o primeiro cientista brasileiro %A Visoni %A Rodrigo Moura %A Canalle %A Jo£żo Batista Garcia %J Revista Brasileira de Ensino de F¨Şsica %D 2009 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %R 10.1590/S1806-11172009000300014 %X bartolomeu louren£żo de gusm£żo 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. %K bartolomeu louren£żo de gusm£żo %K hot air balloon %K ephemeris. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1806-11172009000300014&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en