Like sex with gods : an unorthodox history of flying / Bayla Singer.
Like sex with gods : an unorthodox history of flying / Bayla Singer.
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Publisher
College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University Press ; [London : Eurospan, distributor], c2003.
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N629.13009/4
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 219 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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.
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Publisher
College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University Press ; [London : Eurospan, distributor], c2003.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Texas
Date Published
c2003.
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Summary
"In Like Sex with Gods: An Unorthodox History of Flying, Bayla Singer offers a unique approach to humanity's fascination with flight. Rather than merely tracing the factual prehistory of flight up to the success of the Wright Brothers, Bayla Singer considers the interaction and influence of our dreams, fantasies, culture, and technology on the age-...
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Like sex with gods : an unorthodox history of flying / Bayla Singer.
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Centennial of flight series ; no. 3.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-213) and index.
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N629.13009/4
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74VK2020ZwJX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK2020ZwJX
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ISBN
1585442569 (alk. paper) :
9781585442560 (alk. paper) :
DDC
629.13009
MMS ID
991018156039702626
