SWEDENBORG'S 1714 AIRPLANE: A MACHINE TO FLY IN THE AIR
by Soderberg, Henry; Dole, George F. (Editor)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- NEW - COLLECTIBLE/New
- ISBN 10
- 0877851387
- ISBN 13
- 9780877851387
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About This Item
New York, NY: Swedenborg Foundation Inc, 1988. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. NEW - COLLECTIBLE/New. BRAND NEW & COLLECTIBLE. First Edition, First Printing. Aviation history. Swedish scientist, philosopher, theologian, revelator, and mystic Emanuel Swedenborg (1688 - 1772), born Manuel Swedberg, is best known for his book on the afterlife, Heaven and Hell (1758). Swedenborg was also an inventor. This volume is a study of one of his early designs, circa 1714 --- "a machine to fly in the air" -- anticipating the modern airplane by more than 150 years. With its oval, fixed "sail," Swedenborg's contribution soars high. Henry Soderberg encountered this remarkable invention while research for a book on the history of flight. In this account Soderberg offers an overview on the dream of flight through the centuries and places Swedenborg at a pivotal point in aviation history.
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- Bookseller
- 100 POCKETS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016182
- Title
- SWEDENBORG'S 1714 AIRPLANE: A MACHINE TO FLY IN THE AIR
- Author
- Soderberg, Henry; Dole, George F. (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0877851387
- ISBN 13
- 9780877851387
- Publisher
- Swedenborg Foundation Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- History/Intellectual History/Design/Aircraft/Aviation/Emanuel Swedenborg
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