Andrew Nahum

Autore di 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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Opere di Andrew Nahum

Popolari Recenti

Flying Machine (Eyewitness Books) (1990) 537 copie

Fifty Cars That Changed the World (2009) 48 copie

Frank Whittle: Invention of the Jet (2004) 41 copie

The Rotary Aero Engine (1987) 13 copie

Moving to Mars: Design for the Red Planet (2019) — A cura di — 11 copie

Eyewitness Guide: Flying Machines (Collins Eyewitness guides) (1990) 8 copie

The Rolls-Royce Crecy (Historical) (1994) 6 copie

Paths of Fire: The Gun and the World It Made (2021) 5 copie

Alec Issigonis (1988) 4 copie

Ferrari: Under the Skin (2017) 4 copie

Panorama Road Transport (Panorama of History) (1995) 4 copie

James Watt and the power of steam (1981) 3 copie

Science museum Review (1987) 2 copie

Machines in History (Picture History) (1985) 2 copie

Issigonis and the Mini (2004) 2 copie

Histoire de l'aviation (2003) 2 copie

Enciklopedija sveznanje - Letelice 1 copia

LETADLA (1990) 1 copia

Maquinas voladoras (coleccion Biblioteca visual) (1992) 1 copia

Enciclopédia Visual - Máquinas Voadoras 1 copia

HLe Imacchine volanti 1 copia

Μεταφορικά μέσα: Από τα άρματα ως την Κάντιλακ (1999) 1 copia

Flugmaschinen: Von den Heißluftballons des 18. Jahrhunderts bis zu den Jumbojets der Gegenwart 1 copia

Sehen. Staunen. Wissen. Flugmaschinen: Von den Heißluftballons des 18. Jahrhunderts bis zu den Jumbojets der Gegenwart 1 copia

Ferrari a Coeur Ouvert (2018) 1 copia

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Opere correlate

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

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Sesso: male
Nazionalità: UK

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Maquinas voladoras (coleccion Biblioteca visual) di Andrew Nahum

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archivomorero | Jun 27, 2022 |

LETADLA di Andrew Nahum

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 |

Rotary Aero Engine, The (1987) di Andrew Nahum

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.… (altro)

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MasseyLibrary | 1 altra recensione | Jan 6, 2022 |

Flight di Andrew Nahum

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 altre recensioni | Nov 27, 2021 |

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