2001, ISBN: 9788520916049

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil: Editora Nova Fronteira, 2001. One of 7000 copies. PResumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ has slight wear and soi… Plus…

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil: Editora Nova Fronteira, 2001. One of 7000 copies. PResumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ has slight wear and soiling.. 164, [4] p. Includes bibliography. Bibliografia; Translation of title: "Alberto Santos-Dumont I sailed through the air: the conquest of the maneuverability of the balloons heavier than air 1898-1910" The history of Saint-Dumant, despite being well documented at the time are currently poorly known and disseminated. This work sought to correct this. From Wikipedia: "Alberto Santos-Dumont (Portuguese pronunciation: ; 20 July 1873 23 July 1932) was a Brazilian aviation pioneer. The heir of a wealthy family of coffee producers, Santos Dumont dedicated himself to aeronautical study and experimentation in Paris, France, where he spent most of his adult life. Santos-Dumont designed, built, and flew the first practical dirigible, demonstrating that routine, controlled flight was possible. This "conquest of the air", in particular his winning the Deutsch de la Meurthe prize on 19 October 1901 on a flight that rounded the Eiffel Tower, made him one of the most famous people in the world during the early 20th century. On 23 October 1906, in addition to his pioneering work in airships, Santos-Dumont flew an fixed-wing aircraft of his own design and construction, the 14-bis or "oiseau de proie" (French for "bird of prey"), the first heavier-than-air flight to be certified by the Aéro Club de France and the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). In his homeland, Brazil, Santos-Dumont is considered a national hero and the father of aviation, having his name written in Brazilian Hero Panthéon. Santos-Dumont occupied the 38th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, from 1931 until his death in 1932.", Editora Nova Fronteira, 2001<

2003, ISBN: 852091604X

[EAN: 9788520916049], [SC: 27.21], [PU: Editora Nova Fronteira, Place_Pub: Rio de Janeiro], AVIATION, AERONAUTICS, DIRIGIBLES, LIGHTER- NAVIGATION, INVENTORS, PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE, 164, il… Plus…

[EAN: 9788520916049], [SC: 27.21], [PU: Editora Nova Fronteira, Place_Pub: Rio de Janeiro], AVIATION, AERONAUTICS, DIRIGIBLES, LIGHTER- NAVIGATION, INVENTORS, PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE, 164, illus., bibliography, some wear and soiling to slipcase. Text is in Portuguese. Very good in good slipcase, very good, Books<

2004, ISBN: 9788520916049

Nova Fronteira, Hardcover, Publiziert: 2004T, Produktgruppe: Book, Subjects, Books, Nova Fronteira, 2004