The parachute ( first by leonardo da vinci in 1485. (to be designed) it is not known whether his parachute ( actually used at that time. (to be) the first parachute descent ( over three hundred years later. (to take place) it ( by jacques garnerin. (to be made) this parachute was shaped like an umbrella and was actually attached to a balloon. when garnerin ( the height of about 1,000 metres, he simply pulled a cord, and the balloon was detached from the parachute. (to reach)