The Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature, Volume 15;Volume 78Leavitt, Throw and Company, 1872 |
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... question of the possibility of flight . The history of the parachute affords some insight into the supporting power of the air - some , but not much . The para- chute has been commonly suffered to fall from beneath the car of a balloon ...
... question of the possibility of flight . The history of the parachute affords some insight into the supporting power of the air - some , but not much . The para- chute has been commonly suffered to fall from beneath the car of a balloon ...
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... question of adaptation ) , seems at first sight more serious . Although there can be little question that the supe- rior strength of the muscles of birds has been in general enormously exaggerated , yet such a superiority undoubtedly ...
... question of adaptation ) , seems at first sight more serious . Although there can be little question that the supe- rior strength of the muscles of birds has been in general enormously exaggerated , yet such a superiority undoubtedly ...
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... question that mechanicians can devise the means of obtaining at least a sufficient velocity of motion to raise either a man or a flying- machine , provided with no greater extent of supporting surface than would be man- ageable in ...
... question that mechanicians can devise the means of obtaining at least a sufficient velocity of motion to raise either a man or a flying- machine , provided with no greater extent of supporting surface than would be man- ageable in ...
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... question of securing the equipoise of flying - machines has also received atten- tion ; and it is probable that the principle of the instrument called the gyroscope will be called into action to secure steadi- ness of motion , at least ...
... question of securing the equipoise of flying - machines has also received atten- tion ; and it is probable that the principle of the instrument called the gyroscope will be called into action to secure steadi- ness of motion , at least ...
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... question why it is that millions of men and women practice from child- hood until death this habit of chewing , we are told that the nut of the arec tree , on account of its astringent properties , is an excellent preventive of certain ...
... question why it is that millions of men and women practice from child- hood until death this habit of chewing , we are told that the nut of the arec tree , on account of its astringent properties , is an excellent preventive of certain ...
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