The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 98National Geographic Society, 1951 - Geography |
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Flying in the " Blowtorch " Era Four Engines , Eight Fans , Drive the World's First Turboprop Flying Boat Two propellers , turning in opposite directions , absorb the 5,500 horsepower of each Allison gas - turbine engine .
Flying in the " Blowtorch " Era Four Engines , Eight Fans , Drive the World's First Turboprop Flying Boat Two propellers , turning in opposite directions , absorb the 5,500 horsepower of each Allison gas - turbine engine .
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Riding a Human Centrifuge Though I felt like a voluntary guinea pig , I was escorted to the " human " end and har- nessed to a seat in a little cab , pivoted to swing out horizontally when this super merry- go - round starts to turn .
Riding a Human Centrifuge Though I felt like a voluntary guinea pig , I was escorted to the " human " end and har- nessed to a seat in a little cab , pivoted to swing out horizontally when this super merry- go - round starts to turn .
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Do you ever turn the 200 - inch telescope on near - by things like Mars or the Moon ? " I asked . " Well , a man who said he held a patent on exploring the Moon once warned us not to turn our telescope on it ! " he laughed .
Do you ever turn the 200 - inch telescope on near - by things like Mars or the Moon ? " I asked . " Well , a man who said he held a patent on exploring the Moon once warned us not to turn our telescope on it ! " he laughed .
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Contents
Copraship Voyage to Fijis Outlying Islands By Marjory C Thomas 121 | viii |
Delmarva Gift of the Sea By Catherine Bell Palmer With 21 illustrations in color | xix |
Largescale Western Europe Map First in New National Geographic Series Text accom | xxviii |
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