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How does a jumbo jet weighing 350 tonnes and carrying 500 people stay in the air? How does a hummingbird hover over a flower with pinpoint precision? Decode the mysteries and discover the scientific facts about natural flight and human aviation. Follow the history of flying from the many disastrous attempts to soar, to the creation of a supersonic airliner that flies faster than sound, and discover the techniques of nature's most skilled flyers from the prehistoric pterosaur, to the long distance albatross. There are 19 practical projects designed to reinforce learning.
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Peter Mellett has worked as an editor, writer and consultant for many children's and adult educational books. Dr John Rostron is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Environmental Science and Mathematics, University of East London. Peter Harrison started as a painter at Glasgow School of Art before taking up a career in publishing. He is currently a freelance editor and the author of children's information books.
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- PublisherLorenz Books
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0754805867
- ISBN 13 9780754805861
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages64
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