Simple Science of Flight, The: From Insects to Jumbo Jets
Language: English
Published by MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, 1998
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Reading Habit, Buttaba, Newcastle, NSW, AustraliaReading Habit
AbeBooks seller since November 8, 2005
Condition: Used - Good
US$ 10.70
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Softcover, third printing, 334gms, 137 pages. This book offers an introduction to the mechanics of flight and, beyond that, to the scientific attitude that finds wonder in simple calculations, forging connections between the energy efficiency of a peanut butter sandwich and that of the kerosene that fuels a jumbo jet. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear. There is a very small pen marking from a previous owner on the inside front page, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
Seller Inventory # SCIPHY19
- Title
- Simple Science of Flight, The: From Insects to Jumbo Jets
- Author
- Tennekes, Henk
- Publisher
- MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Publication year
- 1998
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- Not Applicable
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0262201054
- ISBN 13
- 9780262201056
- Edition
- Third Printing
- Dimensions
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
- Seller catalogs
- Aircraft/Aviation, Science
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Review
From the smallest gnat to the largest aircraft, all things that fly obey the same aerodynamic principles. This book offers an introduction to the mechanics of flight and, beyond that, to the scientific attitude that finds wonder in simple calculations and forges connections between, say, the energy efficiency of a peanut butter sandwich that fuels your body and that of the kerosene that fuels a jumbo jet. It is the product of a lifetime of watching and investigating flight by an always wise and often witty scientist and writer.
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