Hyatt, 1882, The dragon-fly, or, Reactive passive locomotion
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| Original title | The dragon-fly, or, Reactive passive locomotion |
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| Simple title | The dragon-fly, or, Reactive passive locomotion |
| Authors | Thaddeus Hyatt |
| Date | 1882 |
| Countries | GB |
| Languages | en |
| Keywords | dragon-fly, reactive, passive locomotion, vacuum, theory, aerial navigation, principle, fan-blower, appended, remarks, water, navigation, disciple, Bacon, private distribution |
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| Related to aircraft? | |
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- Bacon = Francis Bacon? or Roger Bacon? Author not quite clear but the preface is by Hyatt which is enough info to record an author
Sources
- Brockett 1910, page 434, entry 6321: [Hyatt, Thaddeus.] The dragon-fly, or, Reactive passive locomotion. A vacuum theory of aerial navigation, based on the principle of the fan-blower. To which is appended some remarks on water and its navigation. By a disciple of Bacon . . . .(Author's ed.) 'This edition, which consists of a few hundred copies, is printed with a view mainly to private distribution.' Preface signed: T. H. 1. Aerial navigation. 2. Flight. London, C Whittingham & Co., 1882, 83 [1] p., 27½ x 22 cm. LC (6321
