A Treatise upon Aerostation

Walker, Thomas, 1859-1912; Somerton, W. H. (William Henry)
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https://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/193344
Date
1831
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An illustrated treatise by Thomas Walker explaining the natural principles of bird flight and how to make a "flying car with wings, in which a man may sit...and soar through the air with great facility." First printed in 1810 as "A treatise upon the art of flying ...".
 
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Subject
Flying-machines, Ornithopters, Engineering, Airships
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