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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Hodder and Stoughton in 1914 in 201 pages; Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918 Medicine and nursing; History / Military / World War I; ... Read more

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Publisher: London : Andrew MelrosePublication date: 1911Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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Publisher: London, New York [etc.] Hodder and StoughtonPublication date: 1915Subjects: Red crossNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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Publisher: London, HodderPublication date: 1914Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental historiesWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narrativesEngland -- ArmyNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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I will sing you a man - but first there is the tender little story that must precede his history, as, if you would know why a sand castle is shaken down by the ripples from a pool, you must first know how the stone was thrown to cause the ripples. And this story is as told by Cloa the priest, so that there is in it none of the ringing strength of the legend Leonti handed down, but only such aching sweetness as is in opening buds and the scented winds of early spring. ... Read more

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FOREWORD ALTHOUGH successful heavier-than-air flight is less than two decades old, and successful dirigible propulsion antedates it by a very short period, the mass of experiment and accomplishment renders anyone-volume history of the subject a matter of selection. In addition to the restrictions imposed by space limits, the material for compilation is fragmentary, and, in many cases, scattered through periodical and other publications. Hitherto, there has been no attempt at furnishing a detailed account of how the aeroplane and the dirigible of to-day came to being, but each author who has treated the subject has devoted his attention to some special phase or section. The principal exception to this rule -Hildebrandt-wrote in 1906, and a good many of his statements are inaccurate, especially with regard to heavier-than-air experiment. Such statements as are made in this work are, where possible, given with acknowledgment to the authorities on which they rest. Furthe

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CONTENTS; PART I-THE EVOLUTION OF THE AEROPLANE; ClAP PAGl!I; I THE PERIOD OF LEGEND 3; II EARLY EXPERIMENTS IS; III SIR GEORGE CAYLEY-THOMAS WALKER 43; IV THE MIDDLE NINETEENTH CENTURY 56; V WENHAM, LE BRIS, AND SOME OTHERS 71; VI THE AGE OF THE GIANTS 83; VII LILIENTHAL AND PILCHER 95; VIII AMERICAN GLIDING EXPERIMENTS 107; IX NOT PROVEN 1'2 [; X SAMUEL PIERPOINT LANGLEY 133; XI THE WRIGHT BROTHERS 145; XII THE FIRST YEARS OF CONQUEST 176; XIII FIRST FLIERS IN ENGLAND 188; XIV RHEIMS, AND AFTER 199; xv THE CHANNEL CROSSING 2 I [; XVI LONDON TO MANCHESTER '2 17; XVII A SUMMARY-TO 191 I ~'2I; XVIII A SUMMARY-TO I914 233; XIX THE WAR PERIOD-I 246; xx THE WAR PERIOD-II 259; XXI RECONSTRUCTION 26f; XXII 1919-1920 270 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              1919-1920 270      end_of_the_skype_highlighting; ix; CONTENTS; PART 1I-I ... Read more

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: D. Appleton & company in 1914 in 278 pages; Subjects: Peru; History / Latin America / South America; History / Americas; Travel / General; Travel / Essays & Travelogues; ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1921Original Publisher: Harcourt, Brace and CompanySubjects: AeronauticsAeronautics -- HistoryAirplanesBiography ... Read more

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History of aeronautics is worth every penny you spend
I can only recommend this book to all people interested in the beginnings of aviation. It is detailed and almost complete. The only thing that could have been done better is the organization and structure of the different chapters. A chronological order would have allowed easier research of specific items.

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pubOne.info thank you for your continued support and wish to present you this new edition. Although successful heavier-than-air flight is less than two decades old, and successful dirigible propulsion antedates it by a very short period, the mass of experiment and accomplishment renders any one-volume history of the subject a matter of selection. In addition to the restrictions imposed by space limits, the material for compilation is fragmentary, and, in many cases, scattered through periodical and other pu ... Read more