aerostatic
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Origin of aerostatic
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This first aerostatic journey took place on November 21st, 1783.
From A History of Aeronautics by Evelyn Charles Vivian
The production of this gas is easy, and it has given the greatest satisfaction hitherto in aerostatic experiments.
From Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne
But a little time afterwards Montgolfier's discoveries quite altered the conditions under which the aerostatic art was to be pursued.
From Wonderful Balloon Ascents by F. (Fulgence) Marion
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 Frederick Palmer
The "Go-Ahead" was the most perfect type of what had up to then been invented in aerostatic art—she was what an "Inflexible" or a "Formidable" is in ships of war.
From Robur the Conqueror by Jules Verne
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