Aerial Navigation. The Best Method.

Caulkins, Daniel

Published by Toledo, Ohio Self Published 1895, 1895

About this Item

1st Edition. vi, 90pp. Octavo. Original brown cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and front. Previous owners bookplate on front paste-down endpaper. Eight black and white plates, including frontispiece of author. A clean, crisp textblock. very good Dr. Daniel Caulkins (1824-1905) earned degrees in medicine, law, and theology. He practiced medicine in northwest Ohio at Williams Center and while fever was prevalent in the county in the 1860s, he never lost a patient. He also served in the Mexican-American War, and taught medical courses after the war. He began designing airships in the 1860's and tried to construct a flying machine that ran on gas. Many historians argue that the Wright brothers applied his theories while developing their first attempt at an airplane. Seller Inventory # 139626

Bibliographic Details

Title: Aerial Navigation. The Best Method.

Publisher: Toledo, Ohio Self Published 1895

Publication Date: 1895

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: very good

Edition: 1st Edition