aerostatic
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Origin of aerostatic
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Through me, the aerostatic art would render immense services to the world, if God should spare my life!
From A Voyage in a Balloon (1852) by Verne, Jules
There the chief of the aerostatic division took the defensive.
From The Last Shot by Palmer, Frederick
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 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
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
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