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" The knowledge that the head of the most prominent scientific institution of America believed in the possibility of human flight was one of the influences that led us to undertake the preliminary investigations that preceded our active work. He recommended... "
Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution - Page 106
by Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1911
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The Living Age, Volume 289

1916 - 880 pages
...work. "The knowledge that the head of the most prominent scientific institution of America believed in the possibility of human flight was one of the influences...a critical time, and we shall always be grateful." In December 1903 the Brothers Wright made the first actual flight with an aeroplane driven by a petrol...
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The Cornhill Magazine, Volume 40; Volume 113

William Makepeace Thackeray - 1916 - 838 pages
...work. ' The knowledge that the head of the most prominent scientific institution of America believed in the possibility of human flight was one of the influences...a critical time, and we shall always be grateful.' In December 1903 the Brothers Wright made the first actual flight with an aeroplane driven by a petrol...
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St. Nicholas: A Monthly Magazine for Boys and Girls, Volume 44

Mary Mapes Dodge - 1917 - 592 pages
...possibility of human flight which had led them to undertake their work. "He recommended to us, moreover, the books which enabled us to form sane ideas at the outset," they said. "It was a helping hand at a critical time, and we shall always be grateful." So it was that...
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Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Volume 49

1907 - 594 pages
...say: "The knowledge that the head of the most prominent scientific institution of America believed in the possibility of human flight was one of the influences that led us to undertake the preliminary investigation that preceded our active work. He recommended to us the books which enabled us to form...
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... Smithsonian Exploration in Alaska in 1904: In Search of Mammoth and ...

Alfred Geddes Maddren - 1907 - 576 pages
...say: "The knowledge that the head of the most prominent scientific institution of America believed in the possibility of human flight was one of the influences that led us to undertake the preliminary investigation that preceded our active work. He recommended to us the books which enabled us to form...
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Report of the Secretary and the Financial Report of the Executive Committee ...

Smithsonian Institution - 1910 - 592 pages
...said : The knowledge that the head of the most prominent scientific institution of America believed in the possibility of human flight was one of the influences...to form sane ideas at the outset. It was a helping baud at n critical time, and we shall always be grateful. LANGLEY MEMORIAL TABLET. In accordance with...
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Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1911 - 844 pages
...most prominent scientific institution of America believed in the possibility of human flight wasone of the influences that led us to undertake the preliminary...always be grateful." CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SCIENCE OP AKRODROMIC8. Langley's experiments in aerodynamics gave to physicists, perhaps for the first time,...
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Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1911 - 840 pages
...knowledge," they say, "that the head of the most prominent scientific institution of America believed in the possibility of human flight was one of the influences...preliminary investigations that preceded our active work. Tie recommended to us the books which enabled us to form sane ideas at the outset. It was a helping...
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Discovery: Or, The Spirit and Service of Science

Sir Richard Gregory - 1916 - 378 pages
...work. The knowledge that the head of the most prominent scientific institution of America believed in the possibility of human flight •was one of the...a critical time, and we shall always be grateful. Wilbur and Orville Wright. In December, 1903, the Brothers Wright made the first actual flight with...
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St. Nicholas: A Monthly Magazine for Boys and Girls, Volume 44

Mary Mapes Dodge - 1916 - 652 pages
...possibility of human flight which had led them to undertake their work. "He recommended to us, moreover, the books which enabled us to form sane ideas at the outset," they said. ''It was a helping hand at a critical time, and we shall always be grateful." So it was...
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