Talk:Zénith (balloon)
Latest comment: 20 days ago by 98.7.197.219 in topic it was a hydrogen balloon
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Did you know nomination
edit- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 12:53, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
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- ... that the two victims of the 1875 Zénith balloon disaster are depicted on their tomb (pictured) holding hands, as described in testimonies from the day of their death?
- ALT1: ... that the two victims of the 1875 Zénith balloon incident are depicted on their tomb (pictured) holding hands, as described in testimonies from the day of their death?
- Source: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]
- Reviewed:
Created by Global Donald (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.
Global Donald (talk) 12:22, 23 July 2024 (UTC).- The article is both long and new enough. Both the topic and the hook are interesting enough for the main page. Before going ahead, there are come in-line citation tags which need to be resolved. Also, the hook is backed by two sources, one being tagged as seld published and the other in Fr. Can you come back with a reliable source in English (though it is not mandatory)? --Mhhossein talk 07:48, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
- Hello @Mhhossein, I added two English sources, including one from the Royal Society --Global Donald (talk) 08:14, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
- Hello Global Donald . Thanks for the change, the sources are improved now, though there's still one section with no references. By the way, can this small scale incident be called a "disaster"? --Mhhossein talk 09:54, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
- Probably not. Any idea of word that would be a better fit? / For the Odonomy section with a "citation needed" template, I couldn't find an article about this particular street name, but there is a photo (in the article) of the sign indicating the street and specifying that it is named after Mr. Sivel. I don't really get why a citation would be needed when the photo is in the article. There is a photo on Google Maps with exactly the same street sign to back it up: https://www.google.fr/maps/@48.8332968,2.327044,3a,15y,332.15h,91.06t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sZvSDhHRDyfoBLYXe9DDt2g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205409&entry=ttu --Global Donald (talk) 10:28, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
- You can name it an "incident" or whatever the reliable sources use. Please change the hook and the article text based on reliable sources. Remember not to alter the current hook, rather you need to isnert a new one called ALT1. As for your question, try to find sources talking about the two streets in Paris and consult RS for what constitutes a reliable source. Also visit WP:DYKCITE. --Mhhossein talk 04:53, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
- Alright, it's done, I changed "disaster" with "incident", both in the article and the hook--Global Donald (talk) 08:41, 29 July 2024 (UTC)
- You can name it an "incident" or whatever the reliable sources use. Please change the hook and the article text based on reliable sources. Remember not to alter the current hook, rather you need to isnert a new one called ALT1. As for your question, try to find sources talking about the two streets in Paris and consult RS for what constitutes a reliable source. Also visit WP:DYKCITE. --Mhhossein talk 04:53, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
- Probably not. Any idea of word that would be a better fit? / For the Odonomy section with a "citation needed" template, I couldn't find an article about this particular street name, but there is a photo (in the article) of the sign indicating the street and specifying that it is named after Mr. Sivel. I don't really get why a citation would be needed when the photo is in the article. There is a photo on Google Maps with exactly the same street sign to back it up: https://www.google.fr/maps/@48.8332968,2.327044,3a,15y,332.15h,91.06t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sZvSDhHRDyfoBLYXe9DDt2g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205409&entry=ttu --Global Donald (talk) 10:28, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
- Hello Global Donald . Thanks for the change, the sources are improved now, though there's still one section with no references. By the way, can this small scale incident be called a "disaster"? --Mhhossein talk 09:54, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
- ALT1: ... that the two victims of the 1875 Zénith balloon incident are depicted on their tomb (pictured) holding hands, as described in testimonies from the day of their death?
- Good to go with ALT1. --Mhhossein talk 12:11, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
it was a hydrogen balloon
editI added the word "hydrogen" because it is clear that the balloon must have been filled with hydrogen. It took off from a gas plant. From pictures, it was not a hot air balloon. Helium was not available in bulk till the 20th century. There are no other "lighter than air" gases (nitrogen is the next lightest and makes up most of our atmosphere so nitrogen is not appreciably lighter than air; there's no such thing as a "nitrogen balloon"). 98.7.197.219 (talk) 18:23, 19 August 2024 (UTC)