The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 74National Geographic Society, 1938 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... plane sometimes would be rising at 15 feet or so a second , while two other planes , one directly above and the other below , were getting no lift at all . The result was confirmation of the theory that the warm air rises in a ...
... plane sometimes would be rising at 15 feet or so a second , while two other planes , one directly above and the other below , were getting no lift at all . The result was confirmation of the theory that the warm air rises in a ...
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... plane . You can see the joints where the plywood comes together , but you cannot feel them and neither can the wind . Lightness of weight is far from being the most important factor in building a sail- plane . In Germany an experimental ...
... plane . You can see the joints where the plywood comes together , but you cannot feel them and neither can the wind . Lightness of weight is far from being the most important factor in building a sail- plane . In Germany an experimental ...
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... plane , Al Cheesman spoiled his fur trousers with oil . But the corporal of police saved the day by selling Al his only pair , and chilled his legs in woolen pants until new fur ones could be made . On August 28 our reports predicted ...
... plane , Al Cheesman spoiled his fur trousers with oil . But the corporal of police saved the day by selling Al his only pair , and chilled his legs in woolen pants until new fur ones could be made . On August 28 our reports predicted ...
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GuamPerch of the China Clippers By MARGARET M HIGGINS | 99 |
Boyhood Recollections and Recent Observations by An American | 419 |
In the Land of Moses and Abraham 25 illustrations in color from natural color photographs | 432 |
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