Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
1 online resource (x, 219 pages) : illustrations. |
Series |
Centennial of flight series ; no. 3 |
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Centennial of flight series ; no. 3.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-213) and index. |
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. |
Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
Summary |
Annotation "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-old quest to fly." "Filled with compelling stories and detailed illustrations, this book provides absorbing reading for aviation experts, those fascinated with the intimate relationship between technology and culture, and all of us who have even a passing interest in flying."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Incorporated All Rights Reserved. |
Note |
Print version record. |
Subject |
Aeronautics -- History.
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TRANSPORTATION -- Aviation -- General.
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Aeronautics. (OCoLC)fst00798293
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Luchtvaart.
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Culturele aspecten.
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Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Geschiedenis (vorm) (NL-LeOCL)088143147
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Other Form: |
Print version: Singer, Bayla, 1940- Like sex with gods. 1st ed. College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2003 1585442569 (DLC) 2002152954 (OCoLC)50919952 |
ISBN |
1585448753 (electronic bk.) |
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9781585448753 (electronic bk.) |
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