The aeroplane and its stability during flight : manuscript, 1895 / by W. Kress.

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The aeroplane and its stability during flight : manuscript, 1895 / by W. Kress.

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Manuscript essays and notes. Includes original German draft of "Der Drachenflieger und dessen Stabilität während dem Fluge" and its English translation, "The aeroplane and its stability during flight." Also includes "Questions to Kress" (possibly from Octave Chanute) and a letter from Kress, Vienna, to Chanute (1895 June 12).

1 v. (54 leaves) ; 31 cm.

University of Chicago Library

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University of Chicago Library

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