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Not all jumps were entirely successful, as seen on Aug. 24, 1896, when an aeronaut nearly died by drowning.
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Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 29 June 2024
Soon, the exploits of new aeronauts would upstage him, among them Alberto Santos-Dumont’s circumnavigation of the Eiffel Tower in 1901.
—Erik Ofgang, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
On the way down, the aeronaut, having toasted to freedom, dropped leaflets of the new constitution.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2023
In its 30 years of life, this champion aeronaut flies more than 2.4 million kilometres - the equivalent of three return journeys to the Moon.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2010
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Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 29 June 2024
Soon, the exploits of new aeronauts would upstage him, among them Alberto Santos-Dumont’s circumnavigation of the Eiffel Tower in 1901.
—Erik Ofgang, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
On the way down, the aeronaut, having toasted to freedom, dropped leaflets of the new constitution.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2023
In its 30 years of life, this champion aeronaut flies more than 2.4 million kilometres - the equivalent of three return journeys to the Moon.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2010
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“Aeronaut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aeronaut. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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aeronaut
noun
aero·naut
ˈar-ə-ˌnȯt 
ˈer-,
-nät
: a person who operates or travels in an airship or a balloon
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