The simple science of flight from insects to jumbo jets / Henk Tennekes
| Author(s): | Tennekes, H. (Hendrik) |
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| Online: | Connect to electronic book |
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| Subjects: | Aerodynamics Flight Electronic books |
| Formats: | Electronic Resource, Remote |
| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English, Dutch (translated from) |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Edition: | 1st MIT Press pbk. ed |
| Published: | Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1997 |
| Table of Contents: | Introduction Acknowledgments 1. Wings According to Size 1 2. A Hard Day's Flight 21 3. In Wind and Weather 41 4. Flying with Finesse 65 5. Flying Playthings 91 6. The 747 and its Competitors 109 Appendix: Flight Data for Selected Birds 127 Bibliography 133 Index 135 |
| Alternate Title(s): | Wetten van de vliegkunst. |
| Alternate Titles: | Issued in other form: Original (DLC) 95035554 (OCoLC)39062652 |
| Additional Authors: | NetLibrary, Inc |
| Notes: | Invalid LCCN: 95035554 ISBN: 0585036136 (electronic bk.) ISBN: 0262700654 ISBN: 0262201054 Translation of: Wetten van de vliegkunst "First English-language edition [published] 1996"--T.p. verso Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]) and index Reproduction notes: Electronic reproduction. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 1999. Available via the World Wide Web. Available in multiple electronic file formats. Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries |
| Physical Description: | x, 137 p. : ill. ; 26 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 42636412 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0585036136 0262700654 0262201054 |