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TITLE:
Falling upwards : how we took to the air / Richard Holmes.
Pub Date:
c2013.
ISBN:
9780307379665
Edition:
1st U.S. ed.
Publication:
New York : Pantheon Books, c2013.
Description:
xii, 404 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm
Abstract:
Documents the experiences of the pioneers of human flight to offer insight into the character qualities that inspired their ambitions and the ways in which their achievements have shaped culture, technology, and meteorology.
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