Like sex with gods : an unorthodox history of flying / / Bayla Singer.
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| Superior document: | Centennial of flight series ; no. 3 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2003 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Centennial of flight series ;
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| Physical Description: | x, 219 p. :; ill. |
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Table of 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.