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Lecture on Artificial Flight (Classic Reprint): Given by Request at the Academy of Natural Sciences at San Francisco, California, August 7th, 1876 With Reference to a Model of His Own Invention - Tapa blanda
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Exploring a 19th‑century vision of human flight, tying ancient ideas to a practical machine. This nonfiction work presents a historical arc from myths and early experiments to a detailed, requested in‑person lecture about achieving aerial travel. It blends commentary on air, weight, and propulsion with a concrete model in the author’s own invention.
The content frames how flight ideas evolved, discusses the three core flight requirements, and outlines a prospective machine that could lift several passengers and mail, using a combination of wings, planes, and propulsion. It emphasizes practical design, safety, and control, while remaining anchored in the era’s scientific thinking.
- Tracing the long history of flight ideas from mythic figures to early balloons and aircraft concepts.
- Explaining core principles like weight, surface area, and propulsion as they relate to lifting off and gliding.
- Presenting a hypothetical flying machine with stated size, weight, and power, plus ideas for its operation and safety.
- Discussing how such technology might evolve, including multi‑unit air systems and passenger capability.
Ideal for readers curious about the roots of aeronautics, engineering curiosity, and historical debates about artificial flight.
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Excerpt from Lecture on Artificial Flight: Given by Request at the Academy of Natural Sciences at San Francisco, California, August 7th, 1876 With Reference to a Model of His Own Invention
The problem of artificial flight is of such great im portance to civilization so interesting and fascinating, not only to the student, but to every one and it al lows us to indulge in such a wide field for speculation as to the great changes which Will be wrought by the practical solution of it in the social, political and com mercial world, that I must beg of you to consider only my good intentions in appearing before you, and par don my shortcomings as a lecturer. It is my first at tempt, and is simply undertaken to bring the subject more understandingly before the public, that they may assist, morally, and pecuniarily, the several inventors who are wrestling with it more or less success fully - some rather less. If only one inventor in a hundred should meet with flattering results, the atten tion bestowed upon all will be repaid a thousand fold, by that one's success.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Excerpt from Lecture on Artificial Flight: Given by Request at the Academy of Natural Sciences at San Francisco, California, August 7th, 1876 With Reference to a Model of His Own Invention
Lecture on Artificial Flight: Given By Request at the Academy of Natural Sciences at San Francisco, California, August 7th, 1876 With Reference to a Model of His Own Invention was written by Wm. G. Krueger in 1876. This is a 56 page book, containing 12245 words. Search Inside is enabled for this title.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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