aerostatic
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Origin of aerostatic
Example Sentences
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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
The aerostatic machine," he says, "was constructed of cloth lined with paper, fastened together on a network of strings fixed to the cloth.
From Wonderful Balloon Ascents by Marion, F. (Fulgence)
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
Besides, has not aerostatic science made great progress since the ascensions of Blanchard?
From A Voyage in a Balloon (1852) by Verne, Jules
"Unless," said the chief of the aerostatic division, grinning, "Bouchard lends them the use of our own wires through the capital and around by the neutral countries across the Brown frontier!"
From The Last Shot by Palmer, Frederick
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