The Enigma of the Aerofoil: Rival Theories in Aerodynamics, 1909-1930

by David Bloor (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2011

  $124.45

• New

  Paperback
  2011

  $47.57

  In the early years of aviation, there was an intense dispute between British and German experts over the question of why and how an aircraft wing provides lift. This title reveals the impact that the divergent mathematical traditions of Cambridge and Gottingen had on this debate.