Like sex with gods [electronic resource] : an unorthodox history of flying / Bayla Singer.
By: Singer, Bayla
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Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Series: Centennial of flight series: no. 3.Publisher: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2003Edition: 1st ed.Description: x, 219 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.Subject(s): Aeronautics -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 629.13/009 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-213) and index.
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.
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.