aerostation
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of aerostation
Example Sentences
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The young man had drawn from his great coat a voluminous portfolio; it was a work on aerostation.
From A Voyage in a Balloon (1852) by Verne, Jules
Both Rozier and his companion were killed in the fall, so that he, first to leave the earth by balloon, was also first victim to the art of aerostation.
From A History of Aeronautics by Vivian, Evelyn Charles
At the commencement of the year 1804, Laplace, at the Institute, proposed to take advantage of the means offered by aerostation to verify at great heights certain scientific points—as, for example, those which concern magnetism.
From Wonderful Balloon Ascents by Marion, F. (Fulgence)
After special investigation, we find that Joseph Montgolfier was very superior to his brother, and that it is to him principally, if not exclusively, that we owe the invention of aerostation.
From Wonderful Balloon Ascents by Marion, F. (Fulgence)
"Why," said I, "you seem to have studied the science of aerostation profoundly."
From A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories by Verne, Jules
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