Excerpt from The Art of Flying History is silent concerning the life and circumstances of Thomas Walker, portrait painter of Hull. His sole claims to immortality are the two editions of his pamphlet upon flying, which exhibit him as an earnest amateur with a hobby and some small conceit of himself. He fumbles with great truths knows much, but fails to order his knowledge, and hovers on the brink of great achieve ments in a way that is quite exasperating. For these reasons his writings are, perhaps, the most ...
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Excerpt from The Art of Flying History is silent concerning the life and circumstances of Thomas Walker, portrait painter of Hull. His sole claims to immortality are the two editions of his pamphlet upon flying, which exhibit him as an earnest amateur with a hobby and some small conceit of himself. He fumbles with great truths knows much, but fails to order his knowledge, and hovers on the brink of great achieve ments in a way that is quite exasperating. For these reasons his writings are, perhaps, the most fascinating of all those of the pioneers, and this fascination is deepened by the drawings that accompany them. In the following reprint both his editions are published together for the first time. The first edition has been reprinted several times, but never with the original illustrations, which are here given from both editions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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