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Andrew Nahum

Forfatter af Flying Machine (Eyewitness Books)

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Andrew Nahum is Senior Curator of Aeronautics at the Science Museum in London and a Visiting Research Tutor in Vehicle Design at the Royal College of Art.

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Værker af Andrew Nahum

Flying Machine (Eyewitness Books) (1990) 536 eksemplarer
Fifty Cars That Changed the World (2009) 48 eksemplarer
The Rotary Aero Engine (1987) 13 eksemplarer
Moving to Mars: Design for the Red Planet (2019) — Redaktør — 11 eksemplarer
Alec Issigonis (1988) 4 eksemplarer
Ferrari: Under the Skin (2017) 4 eksemplarer
James Watt and the power of steam (1981) 3 eksemplarer
Science museum Review (1987) 2 eksemplarer
Issigonis and the Mini (2004) 2 eksemplarer

Associated Works

Flight, Fliers and Flying Machines (1991) — Asesor — 41 eksemplarer

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Průvodce historií létáním-od ornitoptéry Leonarda da Vinciho po nazdvuková letadla.
Pomocí fotografií a nákresů je čtenář obeznámen s různými typy letadel (včetně helikoptéry, vzducholodě, rogalla, horkovzdušného balonu). Dozví se, jak pracuje motor letadla, jak vypadá pilotní kabina, jak funguje černá skříňka a mnoho dalších informací. Kniha je doplněna rejstříkem. Je vhodná především pro starší děti a mládež
 
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Hanita73 | Mar 7, 2022 |
The rotary aero engine has always fascinated aviation historians and enthusiasts. When the 50hp Gnome appeared in 1908, it was the most powerful engine for its weight available and was used by almost all the notable pioneers to set records for height, speed and endurance. Rotaries also played a key role in the First World War, powering many of the famous 'fighting scouts' such as the Sopwith Camel and Fokker Monoplane. In this book, Andrew Nahum gives an original and well-argued explanation, showing that rotary development was limited by a 'power ceiling' which was a basic consequence of design.… (mere)
 
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MasseyLibrary | 1 anden anmeldelse | Jan 6, 2022 |
This is what you’d expect from an Eyewitness Book: lots of big pictures and explanations of details. The history of flight is very male-centric, though; Amelia Earhart doesn’t get a look-in until the very end of the book, and the subtitle on the front cover talks about “man’s” conquest of the skies, which is eyeroll-inducing for a book published in 2011. More amusing is the inclusion of a CD full of clip art. Not sure how many computers these days have a CD drive…
 
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rabbitprincess | 2 andre anmeldelser | Nov 27, 2021 |

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Værker
25
Also by
1
Medlemmer
700
Popularitet
#36,173
Vurdering
4.0
Anmeldelser
8
ISBN
62
Sprog
14

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