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A flying machine before the Wright brothers...
A flying machine before the Wright brothers...
Item # 669275
December 05, 1874
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Dec. 5, 1874 Certainly the more intriguing print--almost laughable--and article is one captioned: "Proposed Flying Machine" with the text beginning: "Cannot we arouse a little more spirit and inquiry regarding the subject of a practical flying machine, and keep the ball rolling until the aim is accomplished?...". Indeed they did, but it would take nearly 30 years for it to happen. No surprise that the proposed device never worked.
A fascinating article on devices one thought to be practical in the quest for flight.
Sixteen pages, tiny binding holes at the blank spine, nice condition.
Category: Post-Civil War
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$37.00
