The flying mathematicians of World War I / Tony Royle.
The flying mathematicians of World War I / Tony Royle.
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Publisher
Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2020]
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G 2020/4722
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Language
English
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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.
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Publisher
Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2020]
Place of Publication
Québec (Province)
Date Published
[2020]
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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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The flying mathematicians of World War I / Tony Royle.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-257) and index.
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Issued also in electronic format.
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©2020
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G 2020/4722
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74VKaKNyGKMM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaKNyGKMM
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ISBN
0228003733
9780228003731
DDC
629.130094109041
MMS ID
991024364811602626
