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Definition of Aerostatics
1. Noun. (physics) the study of gases in equilibrium and of balloons or aircraft in varying atmospheric conditions ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Aerostatics
1. [n]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aerostatics
Literary usage of Aerostatics
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of Natural Philosophy: Embracing the General Principles of by Leonard Dunnell Gale (1846)
"aerostatics, or the art of navigating the atmosphere, depends on the specific
gravity of different gases or of the same gas at different temperatures. ..."
2. Aërial Navigation by Frederick Walker (1902)
"aerostatics. The Atmosphere.—The elastic medium called air forms a sheath as it
were around the earth from 40 to 50 miles in thickness. ..."
3. Experimental Physics by Eugene Lommel, George William Myers (1899)
"(aerostatics.) 79. Force of Expansion—Tension.—Gaseous bodies, or gases, have,
in common with liquids, the power of ready displacement and great mobility of ..."
4. A New Treatise on Elements of Mechanics Establishing Strict Precision in the by John William Nystrom (1875)
"aerostatics treats of the pressure and equilibrium of air or gases. DYNAMICS is
the science of force in motion, producing power and work; ..."
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