Author: Frederick WalkerPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780266408826
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Excerpt from Aerial Navigation: A Practical Handbook on the Construction of Dirigible Balloons, Aerostats, Aeroplanes, and Aeromotors Since recent successful experiments and commercial enterprise have combined to render aerial navigation a prominent feature in progressive science, no apology is needed in introducing the present volume, which treats of the laws governing flight as exemplified by animals, birds, and insects, and of the construction of dirigible balloons, aerostats, aeroplanes, and aeromotors to be synthetically deduced therefrom and illustrated by various types already made. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.