Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, Showing the Operations, Expenditures, and Condition of the Institution for the Year Ending June 30, 1902

Smithsonian Institution

Verlag: Washington, Washington, 1903

Beschreibung

23x16 cm. Contemporary 1/2 leather, rubbed and well worn, boards detached. First signature detached. li, 687 pp. Articles include a report on the Wright Brothers' experiments by Major B.F. Baden-Powell (founder of the Boy Scouts) with photos of their planes. There is also a reprint of an article by Wilbur Wright from the Journal of the Western Society of Engineers describing his experiments with flight. There is also an article on Wireless Telegraphy which go into detail of Marconi's early work on what would become radio. There are also many articles on natural history and one which discusses the possible route and engineering options for a Panama Canal. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers b01637

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the...

Verlag: Washington, Washington

Erscheinungsdatum: 1903

Einband: Softcover