Lecornu, 1902, Les cerfs-volants

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Joseph Lecornu. Les cerfs-volants. Paris: Libraire Nony & Cie. 63, Boulevard Saint-Germain, 63. 1902. Second edition, 1910, 299pp.

Lecornu: Ingénieur des arts et manufactures; membre de la Société française de navigation aérienne

Raises the question of Mediterranean vs. Chinese origins in antiquity but doesn't seem to get into modern Chinese kite-making.


Original title Les cerfs-volants
Simple title Les cerfs-volants
Authors Joseph Lecornu
Date 1902
Countries FR
Languages fr
Keywords kite, B.F.S. Baden-Powell, photography, parachute, Jean-Marie Le Bris, 1900 Exposition universelle, Champ-de-Mars, Blue Hill Observatory, Lawrence Hargrave, military, communications, meteorology, history
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Related to aircraft? 1
Page count 237
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