Encyclopedia of flight /

" ... The 'Encyclopedia of Flight' bridges the gap between theoretical concepts and practical applications, between scientific information and historical issues ... This ... three-volume work provides information about animal and human-made flight in a way that is accessible to high s...

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Group Author: Irons-Georges, Tracy; Marchman, James F; Williams, Heather Stratton
Published: Salem Press,
Publisher Address: Pasadena, CA :
Publication Dates: [2002]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: " ... The 'Encyclopedia of Flight' bridges the gap between theoretical concepts and practical applications, between scientific information and historical issues ... This ... three-volume work provides information about animal and human-made flight in a way that is accessible to high school and undergraduate students, general readers, and aviation enthusiasts. It examines a wide range of topics, from birds and balloons to jets and spacecraft ..."
Carrier Form: 3 volumes : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN: 9781587650468 (set) :
1587650460 (set)
9781587650475 (volume 1)
1587650479 (volume 1)
9781587650482 (volume 2)
1587650487 (volume 2)
9781587650499 (volume 3)
1587650495 (volume 3)
Index Number: TL509
CLC: V2-61
Call Number: V2-61/E563-1
Contents: volume 1. Accident investigation - Guernica, Spain, bombing indexes -- volume 2. Guidance systems - Sputnik indexes -- v. 3. Stabilizers - Ferdinand von Zeppelin indexes.