aerostatic
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Origin of aerostatic
Example Sentences
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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
"You think, then, that aerostatic science has said its last word?"
From Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne
Experience is the sister of practice, but it is also first cousin to theory, and I have long and deeply studied the aerostatic art.
From A Voyage in a Balloon (1852) 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
There the chief of the aerostatic division took the defensive.
From The Last Shot by Frederick Palmer
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