03504cam a22004217a 4500001001300000003000600013005001700019008004100036010001700077015001900094016001800113020001500131035002000146040014100166042001400307050001600321100011000337245011600447250001200563260003700575300004000612336002600652337002800678338002700706500004200733504012800775504005100903505075600954520080501710650002602515650002402541650004302565650004102608655003902649758014202688776012602830776012602956ocm52566384 OCoLC20240528122147.0040817s2003    enka     b    001 0 eng    a  2004351632  aGBA3W20102bnb7 a0094920852Uk  a1900747529  a(OCoLC)52566384  aUKMbengcDLCdUKMdEYEdBAKERdYDXCPdBTCTAdHEBISdOCLCFdOCLCOdOCLCQdOCLCAdQE2dOCLCAdIPLdOTZdUKMGBdOCLCOdOCLCLdOCLCQdOCLCL  alccopycat00aTL515b.G351 aGibbs-Smith, Charles Harvard,d1909-1981.1https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJvCTGjVWFJGvyCg4vRR8C10aAviation :ban historical survey from its origins to the end of the Second World War /cCharles H. Gibbs-Smith.  aNew ed.  aLondon :bScience Museum,c2003.  a304 pages :billustrations ;c25 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aPrevious edition: London: HMSO, 1985.  a"This 2003 edition omits the quotations on flying, bibliography and conversion tables featured in the 1985 edition"-Page 6.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.00tDreams, myths and devices --tFrom classical antiquity to the end of the sixteenth century --tThe seventeenth century --tThe eighteenth century --tCayley, and the first half of the nineteenth century --tThe 1850s and 1860s --tThe 1870s --tThe 1880s --tThe powered prelude to practical flying: 1890-1903 --tThe gliding prelude to practical powered flying --tThe Wright brothers and the invention of the practical aeroplane: 1899-1905 --tThe beginnings of practical aviation in Europe: 1902-08 --tThe aeroplane as an accepted vehicle: 1909 --tPractical powered flying: 1910-14 --tThe First World War: 1914-18 --tBetween the wars: the first period: 1919-29 --tBetween the wars: the second period: 1930-39 --tThe Second World War: 1939-45.  aIn this classic account, Charles Gibbs-Smith traces the story of aviation from the invention of the kite in China through to the beginnings of the jet age. In particular, the book gives a lovingly-reconstructed account of the experiments, disasters and successes in many countries which culminated in the achievement of a genuine flying machine by the Wright brothers in the United States. A large part of Gibbs-Smith's story also covers the early years of aviation before 1914. This period, rich in eccentric characters and extraordinary efforts, laid the foundation for future progress. The second edition of Gibbs-Smith's authoritative text, out of print for many years, is here republished with a number of new illustrations. It will delight a new generation of aviation enthusiasts. Book jacket. 0aAeronauticsxHistory. 0aAirplanesxHistory. 7aAeronautics.2fast0(OCoLC)fst00798293 7aAirplanes.2fast0(OCoLC)fst00803053 7aHistory.2fast0(OCoLC)fst01411628  ihas work:aAviation (Text)1https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGwkT33WbBYcGjj7vcfMdP4https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork08iOnline version:aGibbs-Smith, Charles Harvard, 1909-tAviation.bNew ed.dLondon : Science Museum, 2003w(OCoLC)60704509808iOnline version:aGibbs-Smith, Charles Harvard, 1909-tAviation.bNew ed.dLondon : Science Museum, 2003w(OCoLC)608423229