Like sex with gods an unorthodox history of flying /
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| Natura: | Elettronico eBook |
| Lingua: | inglese |
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College Station :
Texas A&M University Press,
c2003.
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| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Serie: | Centennial of flight series ;
no. 3. |
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| Accesso online: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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Sommario:
- Dreams and mythology. Deities aloft. Artificial wings and the imitation of god. Travel to extraordinary kingdoms
- Theory and practice. Exuberant speculations. Human-powered flight : ornithopters. Gliders, parachutes, and kites. Balloons and dirigibles : sustained flight. The dream continues.