The Bookshelf for boys and girls Book of Wonders and Curious Things (1912)
University Society, New York · New York: University Society · leaf 178
a reality, and thencefor-ward the rapid advance ofimprovement becomes bewil-dering. Aeroplanes of all shapesand plans became possible byreason of the invention ofthe gasolene-engine. Santos-Dumont, Henry Farman,Delagrange, and especially the Wright brothers,made many long flights, remaining in the… … ***■**£ THE CURTI55 BIPLANE LOWt* PLA\£ THRKE TYPES OF SUCCESSFUL FLYING-MACHINES. 164 FLYING-MACHINES AND AIR-SHIPS But, now, before going on with the history ofthe flying-machine, let us see what its inventionwas expected to accomplish. The air will be the ocean; or, rather, let ussay, that…
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