jacques charles meaning

Noun: Jacques Charles

1. French physicist and author of Charles's law which anticipated Gay-Lussac's law (1746-1823)
   - Charles, Jacques Alexandre Cesar Charles

Type of: physicist

Encyclopedia: Jacques Charles

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1. The first hydrogen-filled balloon was invented by Jacques Charles in 1783.
2. Jacques Charles designed the balloon, and the Robert brothers constructed a lightweight, airtight gas bag.
3. Julie Charles ( the wife of the famous physicist Jacques Charles ) was a person Lamartine admired.
4. Charles's Law, or the law of volumes, was found in 1787 by Jacques Charles.
5. Jacques Charles then decided to ascend again, but alone this time because the balloon had lost some of its hydrogen.