Animal Locomotion: Or Walking, Swimming, and Flying, with a Dissertation on AeronauticsD. Appleton, 1882 - 264 páginas |
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... wave wing of the Author , 236 • How to construct an artificial wave wing on the insect type , How to construct a wave wing which shall evade the super- imposed air during the up stroke , . 240 • 241 · Compound wave wing of the Author ...
... wave wing of the Author , 236 • How to construct an artificial wave wing on the insect type , How to construct a wave wing which shall evade the super- imposed air during the up stroke , . 240 • 241 · Compound wave wing of the Author ...
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... artificial wave wing . The different parts of the wing travel at different speeds , 251 252 How the wave wing creates currents and rises upon them , and how the air assists in elevating the wing , 253 The artificial wing propelled at ...
... artificial wave wing . The different parts of the wing travel at different speeds , 251 252 How the wave wing creates currents and rises upon them , and how the air assists in elevating the wing , 253 The artificial wing propelled at ...
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... artificial wings by the Author , 241 The compound wave wing of the Author , 243 Diagrams illustrative of artificial wing movements , 250 Diagram illustrating the currents produced by the movements of artificial wings , . 253 The aërial wave ...
... artificial wings by the Author , 241 The compound wave wing of the Author , 243 Diagrams illustrative of artificial wing movements , 250 Diagram illustrating the currents produced by the movements of artificial wings , . 253 The aërial wave ...
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... artificial flight is absolutely necessary to it . This statement is quite ... wave made by the wing of an insect , bat , or bird , when those animals are ... waves in fluids , ANIMAL LOCOMOTION .
... artificial flight is absolutely necessary to it . This statement is quite ... wave made by the wing of an insect , bat , or bird , when those animals are ... waves in fluids , ANIMAL LOCOMOTION .
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... wave pressure , I con- structed artificial fish - tails , fins , flippers , and wings , which curve and taper in every direction , and which are flexible and elastic , particularly towards the tips and posterior mar gins . These artificial ...
... wave pressure , I con- structed artificial fish - tails , fins , flippers , and wings , which curve and taper in every direction , and which are flexible and elastic , particularly towards the tips and posterior mar gins . These artificial ...
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