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| Title: | Koch, Gustav. Papers on Aerial Navigation |
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| Dates: | 1894-1897 |
| Manuscript Number: | Crerar Ms 174 |
| Size: | 1 v. (133 p.) : ill. ; 34 cm. |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | Handwritten facsimiles of three essays by Gustave Koch, with annotations, concerning the principles of mechanical flight. Illustrated with diagrams, drawings, and photographs. I) Koch, "Introduction of air navigation by the paddle wheel-flying-machine," n.d.; II) Koch, "The physical base of the phenomenon of flight and the solution of the problem of flight," 1894; III) Koch, "Principle of flight and flying machine," 1897; IV) Various experts, "Opinions on Herrn Gustav Koch's system of dynamical flight." Assembled [and copied?] by Octave Chanute |
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When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Koch, Gustav. Papers on aerial navigation, Crerar Ms 174, Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library.
Handwritten facsimiles of three essays by Gustave Koch, with holograph annotations, concerning the principles of mechanical flight. Illustrated with diagrams, drawings, and photographs. I) Koch, "Introduction of air navigation by the paddle wheel-flying-machine," n.d.; II) Koch, "The physical base of the phenomenon of flight and the solution of the problem of flight," 1894; III) Koch, "Principle of flight and flying machine," 1897; IV) Various experts, "Opinions on Herrn Gustav Koch's system of dynamical flight." Assembled [and copied?] by Octave Chanute
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Crerar Ms 174 |