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Like sex with gods : an unorthodox history of flying / Bayla Singer.

By: Series: Centennial of flight series ; no. 3.Publication details: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2003.Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 219 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 1585442569 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 629.13/009 21
LOC classification:
  • TL516 .S56 2003
Contents:
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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Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks TL516 .S56 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001085876

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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