XVIII. Naval Warfare. Mechanical Appliances. Music.: 1126.
The archive, offline Own the Wisdom of the Ages Every text in the library on a single USB drive. Read offline, cite freely, keep forever. No subscription required.
Buy USB Drive Now $127.00
XVIII. Naval Warfare. Mechanical Appliances. Music.: 1126.
1126.
An object offers as much resistance to the air as the air does to the object. You may see that the beating of its wings against the air supports a heavy eagle in the highest and rarest atmosphere, close to the sphere of elemental fire. Again you may see the air in motion over the sea, fill the swelling sails and drive heavily laden ships. From these instances, and the reasons given, a man with wings large enough and duly connected might learn to overcome the resistance of the air, and by conquering it, succeed in subjugating it and rising above it. 627
Footnotes
Comments and social are coming soon
Reader conversations and shared activity will appear here.
1278 of 1778 Chapter 0% Book 72% ~1 min left