TY - BOOK AU - Singer,Bayla ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Like sex with gods: an unorthodox history of flying T2 - Centennial of flight series AV - TL516 .S56 2003eb U1 - 629.13/009 21 PY - 2003/// CY - College Station PB - Texas A&M University Press KW - Aeronautics KW - History KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2009; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://ezproxy.taylors.edu.my/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/taylorscollege/Doc?id=10046127 ER -