Official Guide to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, Third Edition

Author: Smithsonian Institution
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588342670
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 178

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This fully illustrated guide to the world's most-visited aviation and space museum is both an indispensable companion for visitors and a detailed history in itself of humanity's quest for flight. The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum maintains the world's largest collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft plus an amazing assortment of other historic objects. Many fascinating items from the twenty-three galleries and two off-site facilities—including the Wright Flyer, Chuck Yeager’s Bell X-1, and the spacesuits worn by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin—are presented here in 200 full-color photographs, accompanied by their equally intriguing stories.

Official Guide to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Author: National Air and Space Museum
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Category : Aeronautical museums
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1985: Justification of the budget estimates

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1414

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Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1985

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Best of the National Air and Space Museum

Author: F. Robert van der Linden
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588345815
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 225

Book Description
Experience the thrill of flying some of the world's most important airplanes and spacecraft. Best of the National Air and Space Museum provides unprecedented access to the most popular museum in the world. The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum hosts an average of seven million visits every year. The Udvar-Hazy Center—three football fields long and ten stories high—receives more than one million visits annually. Best of the National Air and Space Museum features the best of both museums, from the Challenger space shuttle and the Wright flyer to the Spirit of St. Louis and the stealth bomber. Robert Van der Linden, curator of aeronautics, has selected the most important, popular, and just plain impressive aircraft and spacecraft from the collections of both museums to be showcased in this beautiful book. Each page spread includes intriguing facts of the item's design, use, mission, specifications, and dimensions. A must-have for space and aviation buffs.

Washington on Foot, Fifth Edition

Author: John J. Protopappas
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588343200
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
The best way to see—really see—any city is on foot. The perennial favorite Washington on Foot has been completely revised and updated to offer 24 walking tours of Washington's neighborhoods. Familiar monuments and museums are all here, side-by-side with lesser-known historic sites and storied residential neighborhoods. Washington on Foot offers history, culture, architecture, urban planning, and more. It's the complete city in a tidy package and the only "outdoor" Washington guidebook needed. Ideal not only for visitors but for locals who truly want to get to know their city. The updated fifth edition of this essential guide features user-friendly maps, architectural illustrations, historical and culture information, and much more.

Library Journal

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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 1004

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Choice

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Category : Academic libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 598

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Air Force Magazine

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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 634

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Extreme Textiles

Author: Maltida McQuaid
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN: 9781568985077
Category : Fibrous composites
Languages : en
Pages : 270

Book Description
"Featuring examples of fully realized products from all classes of technical textiles--architectural, product design, apparel, medicine, transportation, aerospace, industry, and the environment--Extreme Textiles highlights successful collaborations between design, industry, and science. Large, full-color illustrations and essays by some of today's most influential designers and scientists trace the extraordinary developments made in textiles over the last twenty years and suggest what is to come"--Back cover.