aerostatic
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Origin of aerostatic
Example Sentences
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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 Verne, Jules
Besides, has not aerostatic science made great progress since the ascensions of Blanchard?
From A Voyage in a Balloon (1852) by Verne, Jules
Par tow would ask with a chuckle when they met in these days, for he had made Lanstron both chief of intelligence and chief aerostatic officer.
From The Last Shot by Palmer, Frederick
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 Verne, Jules
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 Palmer, Frederick
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