aerostatic
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Origin of aerostatic
Example Sentences
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Gay-Lussac saw the same hygrometer standing at 25.3 degrees in his great aerostatic ascent in a stratum of air 7034 feet high, and with a temperature of 39.2 degrees.
From COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 by Alexander von Humboldt
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
"There is that we had from one of our aviators whose machine came down in a smash just as he got over our infantry positions on his return," said the chief aerostatic officer.
From The Last Shot by Frederick Palmer
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
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
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