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100 1 _aSinger, Bayla,
_d1940-
245 1 0 _aLike sex with gods :
_ban unorthodox history of flying /
_cBayla Singer.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aCollege Station :
_bTexas A&M University Press,
_cc2003.
300 _ax, 219 p. :
_bill. ;
_c25 cm.
490 1 _aCentennial of flight series ;
_vno. 3
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [207]-213) and index.
505 0 _aDreams 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.
650 0 _aAeronautics
_xHistory.
830 0 _aCentennial of flight series ;
_vno. 3.
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