Like sex with gods : an unorthodox history of flying / Bayla Singer.
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)
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- TL516 .S56 2003
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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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