Like sex with gods [electronic resource] : an unorthodox history of flying / Bayla Singer.
Material type: TextSeries: Centennial of flight series ; no. 3.Publication details: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2003.Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 219 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:- 629.13/009 21
- TL516 .S56 2003
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Ebook | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Online | eBook (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-213) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.