aerostatic
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Origin of aerostatic
Example Sentences
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In the French campaign against Italy in 1859 the French had recourse to the use of balloons, but this time there was not any aerostatic corps, and their management was entrusted to the brothers Godard.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
The automatic and the riflemen in the tower banged away to no purpose, for the aerostatic officers of the Grays had been apprised of the danger in that direction.
From The Last Shot by Palmer, Frederick
This kind of 'game at balloons,'" he resumed, spreading out before me some of the engravings of his valuable collection, "this game contains the entire history of the aerostatic art.
From A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories by Verne, Jules
"You think, then, that aerostatic science has said its last word?"
From Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules
"Let go!" shouted Uncle Prudent; and the "Go-Ahead" rose "majestically"—an adverb consecrated by custom to all aerostatic ascents.
From Robur the Conqueror by Verne, Jules
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