Download or read book How It Flies or The Conquest of the Air written by Richard Ferris and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-18 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How It Flies; or, The Conquest of the Air is a book by Richard Ferris where is described the history of man's conquest for achieving flight. Excerpt: "If we were asked to explain the word "flying" to some foreigner who did not know what it meant, we should probably give as an illustration the bird. This would be because the bird is so closely associated in our thoughts with flying that we can hardly think of the one without the other. It is natural, therefore, that since men first had the desire to fly they should study the form and motions of the birds in the air, and try to copy them. Our ancestors built immense flopping wings, into the frames of which they fastened themselves, and with great muscular exertion of arms and legs strove to attain the results that the bird gets by apparently similar motions."
Download or read book Santos Dumont and the Conquest of the Air written by Aluízio Napoleão and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Proceedings of the Second Pan American Scientific Congress written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Proceedings of the second Pan American Scientific Congress Washington U S A Monday December 27 1915 to Saturday January 8 1916 1915 1916 v 11 written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Cavalry of the Clouds written by John Sweetman and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1917, David Lloyd George declared that airmen were 'the cavalry of the clouds ... the knighthood of this war ...' This romantic image was fostered post-war by writers of adventure stories and the stunts of Hollywood filmmakers, and yet it was far from the harsh reality of life of an airman. From their baptism of fire in 1914 carrying out reconnaissance and experiencing the first dogfights, to the breakthrough in 1918 which claimed heavy casualties, the aerial defenders of Britain were continually tested. In Cavalry of the Clouds John Sweetman describes the development of British air power during the First World War on the Western Front, which culminated in the creation of the first independent air force, the RAF. By making use of the correspondence of airmen and ground staff of all nationalities, he illustrates the impact this new type of conflict had on those involved and their families at home. Extensively researched, Cavalry of the Clouds is an essential reference work for any student of military history.
Download or read book The Aeronautical Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Sky Rider written by Gary B. Fogel and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a reputation as the hot-air balloon capital of the world and the home of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta®, the skies of the southwestern desert city of Albuquerque frequently showcase the magic and adventure of ballooning. This legacy links back to the 1880s and a man by the name of Park Van Tassel. Through his pioneering flight, Van Tassel not only opened the skies to future generations across New Mexico, but he also opened minds to the possibility of manned flight throughout the American West. A charismatic, P. T. Barnum–like showman, Van Tassel rose from obscurity to introduce the new science of ballooning and parachuting throughout the West. Van Tassel toured extensively—from California to Utah, Colorado, and Louisiana and later embarking on an international journey that took him to Hawaii, Australia, Southeast Asia, India, Africa, and beyond. Sky Rider weaves together the many threads of Van Tassel’s extraordinary life journey, situating him at last in his rightful place among the prominent aerial exhibitionists of his time.
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Download or read book A Bibliography of Latin America and the Caribbean the Hilton Library written by Ronald Hilton and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1980 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No descriptive material is available for this title.
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Download or read book Science Fact and Science Fiction written by Brian Stableford and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-09-06 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science fiction is a literary genre based on scientific speculation. Works of science fiction use the ideas and the vocabulary of all sciences to create valid narratives that explore the future effects of science on events and human beings. Science Fact and Science Fiction examines in one volume how science has propelled science-fiction and, to a lesser extent, how science fiction has influenced the sciences. Although coverage will discuss the science behind the fiction from the Classical Age to the present, focus is naturally on the 19th century to the present, when the Industrial Revolution and spectacular progress in science and technology triggered an influx of science-fiction works speculating on the future. As scientific developments alter expectations for the future, the literature absorbs, uses, and adapts such contextual visions. The goal of the Encyclopedia is not to present a catalog of sciences and their application in literary fiction, but rather to study the ongoing flow and counterflow of influences, including how fictional representations of science affect how we view its practice and disciplines. Although the main focus is on literature, other forms of science fiction, including film and video games, are explored and, because science is an international matter, works from non-English speaking countries are discussed as needed.
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