A fertile-brained Yorkshireman, Sir George Cayley, Bt. (1773-1857) is now indiisputably recognised as the pioneer modern aviation. Apart from his work om aeronautics, he invented, among other things, the caterpillar tractor, the hot-air engine, the tension wheel (which became the foundation of the modern bicycle wheel) & an ink-carrying pen & a self-righting lifeboat.... Size: 180mm - 250mm. 192 pages. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Edges slightly foxed. Covers have some shelf-wear as well as some bumpig to corners and extremities. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Aviation. Inventory No: 52816.
A fertile-brained Yorkshireman, Sir George Cayley, Bt. (1773-1857) is now indiisputably recognised as the pioneer modern aviation. Apart from his work om aeronautics, he invented, among other things, the caterpillar tractor, the hot-air engine, the tension wheel (which became the foundation of the modern bicycle wheel) & an ink-carrying pen & a self-righting lifeboat.... Size: 180mm - 250mm. 192 pages. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Edges slightly foxed. Covers have some shelf-wear as well as some bumpig to corners and extremities. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Aviation. Inventory No: 52816.