aerostation
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of aerostation
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In conclusion, we may say that the subject of aerostation is still in its infancy, and that we have still to learn how to conduct ourselves properly when—Up in the Clouds.
From Up in the Clouds Balloon Voyages by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
The actual descent occupied nearly two hours, and affords a curious study in aerostation.
From The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation by John Mackenzie Bacon
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 F. (Fulgence) Marion
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 F. (Fulgence) Marion
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 Jules Verne
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