Why don't jumbo jets flap their wings? : flying animals, flying machines, and how they are different / David E. Alexander.
Alexander, David E., 1955-
2009
TL546.7 .A44 2009
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Title Why don't jumbo jets flap their wings? : flying animals, flying machines, and how they are different / David E. Alexander.
Author Alexander, David E., 1955-
ISBN 9780813544793 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Publication Details New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2009.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xiv, 278 pages ) : illustrations
Call Number TL546.7 .A44 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification 629.13
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-267) and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
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