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Author | : Dr. David E. Alexander |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0199996776 |
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"On the Wing is the first book to take a comprehensive look at the evolution of flight in all four groups of powered flyers: insects, pterosaurs, birds, and bats."--Book jacket.
Author | : Georg Glaeser |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2017-07-28 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9783319570235 |
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This book will take you on an exciting journey made up of texts and images. Spectacular, large-scale photographs printed on double pages and accompanied by explanatory texts will arouse the reader’s curiosity about evolution’s accomplishments in the world of flying: from the botanical air fleet (pollen grains, flying seeds...), over flying snakes and fish, to penguins flying underwater and humans rising into the air. Mathematician and passionate animal photographer Georg Glaser has joined forces with the experienced evolutionary biologist Hannes Paulus and the exercise physiologist and flight biophysicist Werner Nachtigall in order to approach this topic with words and pictures in a way that is both generally comprehensible and scientifically sound. Double-page by double-page, the book can be read in any order. Cross-references allow to jump easily from one double-page to another. Aside from the detailed introduction to each chapter, the text passages are usually independent from one another, and they discuss crucial moments in the evolutionary process. The double-pages provide additional information on bibliographical references and references to informative websites.
Author | : Pat Shipman |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 1999-01-15 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0684849658 |
Download Taking Wing Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In 1861, just a few years after the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, a scientist named Hermann von Meyer made an amazing discovery. Hidden in the Bavarian region of Germany was a fossil skeleton so exquisitely preserved that its wings and feathers were as obvious as its reptilian jaws and tail. This transitional creature offered tangible proof of Darwin's theory of evolution. Hailed as the First Bird, Archaeopteryx has remained the subject of heated debates for the last 140 years. Are birds actually living dinosaurs? Where does the fossil record really lead? Did flight originate from the "ground up" or "trees down"? Pat Shipman traces the age-old human desire to soar above the earth and to understand what has come before us. Taking Wing is science as adventure story, told with all the drama by which scientific understanding unfolds.
Author | : Georg Glaeser |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 261 |
Release | : 2017-05-11 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3319570242 |
Download The Evolution of Flight Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book will take you on an exciting journey made up of texts and images. Spectacular, large-scale photographs printed on double pages and accompanied by explanatory texts will arouse the reader’s curiosity about evolution’s accomplishments in the world of flying: from the botanical air fleet (pollen grains, flying seeds...), over flying snakes and fish, to penguins flying underwater and humans rising into the air. Mathematician and passionate animal photographer Georg Glaser has joined forces with the experienced evolutionary biologist Hannes Paulus and the exercise physiologist and flight biophysicist Werner Nachtigall in order to approach this topic with words and pictures in a way that is both generally comprehensible and scientifically sound. Double-page by double-page, the book can be read in any order. Cross-references allow to jump easily from one double-page to another. Aside from the detailed introduction to each chapter, the text passages are usually independent from one another, and they discuss crucial moments in the evolutionary process. The double-pages provide additional information on bibliographical references and references to informative websites.
Author | : Kevin Padian |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 98 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Animal flight |
ISBN | : 9780940228146 |
Download The Origin of Birds and the Evolution of Flight Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Gregory S. Paul |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 484 |
Release | : 2002-05 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780801867637 |
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This book synthesises the growing body of evidence which suggests that modern-day birds have evolved from theropod dinosaurs of prehistoric times. The author argues that the ancestor-descendant relationship can also be reversed.
Author | : Laurence K. Loftin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 547 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Airplanes |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Harrison G. Wolf |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2017-04-07 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1315471396 |
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This book is an everything-included approach to understanding drones, creating an organization around using unmanned aircraft, and outlining the process of safety to protect that program. It is the first-of-a-kind safety-focused text book for unmanned aircraft operations, providing the reader with a required understanding of hazard identification, risk analysis, mitigation, and promotion. It enables the reader to speak the same language as any civil aviation authority, and gives them the toolset to create a safety risk management program for unmanned aircraft. The main items in this book break down into three categories. The first approach is understanding how the drone landscape has evolved over the last 40 years. From understanding the military components of UAS to the standards and regulations evolution, the reader garners a keen understanding of where we came from and why it matters for moving forward. The second approach is in understanding how safety risk management in aviation can be applied to drones, and how that fits into the regulatory and legislative environment internationally. Lastly, a brief synopsis of the community landscape for unmanned aircraft is outlined with interviews from important leaders and stakeholders in the marketplace. Drones fills a gap in resources within the unmanned aircraft world. It provides a robust understanding of drones, while giving the tools necessary to apply for a certificate of authorization, enabling more advanced flight operations for any company, and developing safety risk management tools for students and career professionals. It will be a mainstay in all safety program courses and will be a required tool for any and all individuals looking to operate safely and successfully in the United States.
Author | : David E. Alexander |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 2004-11-17 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9780801880599 |
Download Nature's Flyers Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
'Nature's Flyers' is a detailed account of the current scientific understanding of the primary aspects of flight in nature. The author explains the physical basis of flight, drawing upon bats, birds, insects, pterosaurs and even winged seeds.
Author | : Hiram S. Maxim |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 131 |
Release | : 2021-05-19 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
Download Artificial and Natural Flight Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"Artificial and Natural Flight" by Hiram S. Maxim. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.