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The flying mathematicians of World War I / Tony Royle.

The flying mathematicians of World War I / Tony Royle.

The flying mathematicians of World War I / Tony Royle.

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaKNyGKMM

The flying mathematicians of World War I / Tony Royle.

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Full title

The flying mathematicians of World War I / Tony Royle.

Publisher

Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2020]

Alternative title

Flying mathematicians of Wold War one

Call Numbers

G 2020/4722

Record Identifier

74VKaKNyGKMM

MMS ID

991024364811602626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

xv, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Content type

text

Media type

unmediated

Carrier type

volume

Contents

Introduction -- A flying monk -- Overture to war -- Read all about it! -- Talisman -- A physiologist and a physicist -- Industrialization and the Admiralty -- Two observers, three hills -- Conclusion.

Publication information

Publisher

Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2020]

Place of Publication

Québec (Province)

Date Published

[2020]

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Scope and Contents

Summary

"Keith Lucas was killed instantly when his BE2 biplane collided with that of a colleague over Salisbury Plain on 5 October 1916. As a captain in the Royal Flying Corps, Lucas would have known that his death was a very real risk of the work he was doing in support of Britain's war effort. But Lucas wasn't a career pilot--he was a scientist. The Flyi...

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Full title

The flying mathematicians of World War I / Tony Royle.

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Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-257) and index.

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Additional physical form availability note

Issued also in electronic format.

Contextual Information

Date Copyright

©2020

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

G 2020/4722

Record Identifier

74VKaKNyGKMM

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaKNyGKMM

Other Identifiers

ISBN

0228003733

9780228003731

DDC

629.130094109041

MMS ID

991024364811602626

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