Discussion On The Invention of The Zeppelin
Ferdinand von Zeppelin maintained a close friendship with the consul in Hamburg Carlos Albán, who presented the Colombian government in 1887 a system of metal casing balloon, the patent was requested from the Ministry of Industry. General Rafael Reyes, as Minister of Development, granted patent # 58 with a period of twenty years, the October 9, 1888. According to the invention of the Zeppelin that could be of Colombian Carlos Alban, who in an act of friendship he gave to Ferdinand von Zeppelin.
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