aerostatic
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Origin of aerostatic
Example Sentences
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The First Consul caused ascents in picturesque balloons to be made on occasions of public rejoicing for victories, in order to strike the imaginations of the Egyptians, and an aerostatic academy was established near Paris.
From The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 by Various
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 Frederick Palmer
"You think, then, that aerostatic science has said its last word?"
From Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne
Today 21st of October, 1783, at the Chateau de la Muette, an experiment was made with the aerostatic machine of M. Montgolfier.
From Wonderful Balloon Ascents by F. (Fulgence) Marion
But a little time afterwards Montgolfier's discoveries quite altered the conditions under which the aerostatic art was to be pursued.
From Wonderful Balloon Ascents by F. (Fulgence) Marion
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