First published in 1914. The authors explain: ‘Our aim in these pages is to tell a complete story of the aerial conquest, beginning from crude experiments, made hundreds of years ago; passing thence to the first serious experimenters, with their difficulties and triumphs; and so carrying on the tale to present-day achievements and the latest-type machines. There is one aspect of this history which has an especial fascination; and it is the personality of the men who—braving ridicule and scorn and surmounting obstacles without number—laid the foundation-stones of flight. Instead of being a compilation of dates, with certain explanatory matter added, our book endeavours to make these men live: to show what induced them to embark upon their seemingly hopeless quest; to tell of their dreams and longings, and how they built their first frail craft; to trace them to their boyhood and their play with kites; to reveal them, in a word, as living beings, and not merely as names.’
Claude Grahame-White
The Aeroplane [EPUB ebook]
The Aeroplane [EPUB ebook]
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Dil İngilizce ● Biçim EPUB ● Sayfalar 284 ● ISBN 9781455447091 ● Dosya boyutu 5.9 MB ● Yayımcı Seltzer Books ● Yayınlanan 2018 ● İndirilebilir 24 aylar ● Döviz EUR ● Kimlik 6576938 ● Kopya koruma olmadan