The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Aerial AgeNational Geographic Society, 2003 - 240 σελίδες With the hundredth anniversary of the Wright Brothers history-making flight at Kitty Hawk, world attention is once again turning to these intrepid American inventors. Written by two of the world s leading experts on the Wrights, The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Aerial Age wil |
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