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Balloons, Airships, And Flying Machines (1905)

Balloons, Airships, And Flying Machines (1905)

Bacon, Gertrude

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Technology & EngineeringFiction Anthologies

ISBN10: 1104621304
ISBN13: 9781104621308
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jun 13 2009
Pages: 124
Weight: 0.39
Height: 0.26 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Balloons, Airships, and Flying Machines is a book written by Gertrude Bacon in 1905. The book is an exploration of the history and development of aviation technology up until that time. It covers the earliest attempts at flight, such as the myth of Icarus and the experiments of Leonardo da Vinci, and progresses through the evolution of balloons, airships, and airplanes. The book includes detailed descriptions of various flying machines and the people who designed and flew them, as well as the challenges they faced in achieving flight. It also includes illustrations and photographs of many of these machines. Overall, Balloons, Airships, and Flying Machines is a fascinating look at the history of aviation and the pioneers who helped shape it.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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