Like sex with gods : an unorthodox history of flying [E-Book] / Bayla Singer.
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Personal Name(s): | Singer, Bayla |
Edition: |
1st edition |
Imprint: |
College Station :
Texas A&M University Press,
c2003
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Physical Description: |
x, 219 pages : illustrations |
Note: |
englisch |
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Centennial of flight series ;
no. 3 |
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- 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.