Walker, 1816, A treatise on the art of flying by mechanical means (3)

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Original title A treatise on the art of flying by mechanical means (3)
Simple title A treatise on the art of flying by mechanical means (3)
Authors Thomas Walker
Date 1816
Countries US
Languages en
Keywords portrait painter, painter, treatise, art, flying, mechanical, principles, birds, fly, instructions, flying car, wings, man, lever, ascend, soar, air, illustrated
Journal
Related to aircraft? 1
Page count 58
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  • Brockett 1910, page 874, entry 12617: Walker, Thomas, portrait painter. A treatise on the art of flying, by mechanical means; with a full explanation of the natural principles by which birds are enabled to fly: likewise, instructions and plans for making a flying car with wings, in which a man may sit, and, by working a small lever, cause himself to ascend and soar through the air. Illustrated with plates. By Thomas Walker. New York, Printed by S. Wood & Sons, 1816, xviii [19]-68 p., pl. 2. LC (12617