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jan 1, 1783 - Antoine Lavoisier gave hydrogen its name (Gk: hydro = water, genes = born of) Jacques Charles made the first flight with his hydrogen balloon "La Charlière". Antoine Lavoisier and Pierre Laplace measured the heat of combustion of hydrogen using an ice calorimeter.

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