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How birds fly : the science & art of avian flight / Peter Cavanagh.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cavanagh, Peter, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Birds--Flight.
- Birds.
- Physical Description:
- 336 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
- Other Title:
- How birds fly : the science and art of avian flight
- Place of Publication:
- Buffalo, New York ; Richmond Hill, Ontario : Firefly Books, [2024]
- Summary:
- "A study of the physics and evolution of avian flight."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Why birds fly
- The evolution of bird flight
- Flight equipment
- The aerodynamics of bird flight
- Takeoff and landing
- Gliding and soaring
- Flapping flight
- In-flight maneuvers
- Flight specialists
- Migration
- Losing flight
- Bioinspired flight
- Flight stories.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780228104865
- 0228104866
- OCLC:
- 1428038941
- Publisher Number:
- 90101069749
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