AuthorSinger, Bayla, 1940-
TitleLike sex with gods [electronic resource] : an unorthodox history of flying / Bayla Singer
Imprint College Station : Texas A & M University Press, c2003
Edition 1st ed
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Descript x, 219 p. : ill. ; 25 cm

CONTENT

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


SUBJECT

  1. Aeronautics -- History
  2. Electronic books.