Air and space travel / Chris Woodford.
By: Woodford, Chris
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Series: History of invention ; Facts on File science library. Publisher: New York : Facts on File, c2004Description: 96 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.ISBN: 0816054363.Subject(s): Aeronautics -- History -- Juvenile literature | Astronautics -- History -- Juvenile literatureDDC classification: 629.109 | Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| Main Collection | Taylor's Library-TU | 629.109 WOO (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | SHTEx,70005,03,CL | 5000031007 |
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| 629.103 ENC 2010 Encyclopedia of aerospace engineering / | 629.103 GUN 2009 The Cambridge aerospace dictionary / | 629.103 GUN 2009 The Cambridge aerospace dictionary / | 629.109 WOO Air and space travel / | 629.13 AND 2010 Understanding flight / | 629.13 EXT Extreme machines specials | 629.13 NAH Flying machine / |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 92) and index.
I wish I could fly - Lighter than air - Heavier than air - Reaching for the sky - The age of speed - Sky cruisers - Spining around - War in the air - Blast off ! - Space race - Uncrewed vessels - Space flight today - Missions of the future - Time line - Glossary - Further resources - Index.
Outlines the development of air and space travel, from the winged flight of a monk in the year 1000 to modern fighter jets and helicopters.