Aerostation
the science or art of operating .
historical examples
the future development of aerostation is necessarily difficult to forecast.
the dominion of the air j. m. bacon
but, i resumed, you seem to have valuable doc-ments on aerostation?
a voyage in a balloon (1852) jules verne
the chinese have been beforehand with us in all our inventions—printing, artillery, aerostation, chloroform.
the man who laughs victor hugo
we will conclude our work with a glance at aerostation as applied to warfare.
wonderful balloon ascents fulgence marion
as we have seen, the triumph of aerostation was sudden and complete.
wonderful balloon ascents fulgence marion
he closed a life devoted to the pursuit and advancement of aerostation in april, 1864.
the dominion of the air j. m. bacon
the young man had drawn from his great coat a voluminous portfolio; it was a work on aerostation.
a voyage in a balloon (1852) jules verne
however trifling this experiment may appear at first sight, it added a new fact to the science of aerostation.
wonderful balloon ascents fulgence marion
charles created all the contrivances, or, in other words, all the ingenious precautions which make up the art of aerostation.
wonderful balloon ascents fulgence marion
in the earlier days of aerostation, hydrogen presented strong temptations.
british quarterly review, american edition, volume liv various
noun
the science of operating lighter-than-air craft
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