Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 198 Hardley, Robert A Project for Flying: In Earnest at Last! Produced by Distributed Proofreaders "A Project for Flying: In Earnest at Last!" by Robert Hardley is a scientific publication that was likely written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the ambitious topic of aerial navigation, expressing the persistent human desire to conquer the skies and suggesting innovative approaches to achieving flight. Hardley critiques the failures of past attempts and offers his insights into the principles of flight, eagerly advocating for a systematic and experimental approach to realize aerial navigation. In the text, Hardley presents his concept of a new aerial machine that supposedly mimics the mechanics of bird flight, highlighting the significant obstacles presented by gravity and the inefficacy of traditional balloon technology. He details the apparatus he calls the "Instructor," a contraption designed to help individuals learn to fly by using inclined planes, a light framework, and an Archimedean screw for propulsion. Throughout the book, Hardley articulates his scientific theories, experiments with weight and balance, and the application of mechanical principles, insisting that with perseverance and ingenuity, humanity is on the brink of successful airborne travel. He also draws on historical examples of innovation to bolster his argument that realizing human flight is not only possible but imminent. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 39.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Navigation (Aeronautics) -- Early works to 1900 TL Text Category: Science - Physics Category: Engineering & Technology 83053 2025-10-05T06:55:27.517908 text/html 59432 2024-10-28T18:34:02 text/html 107651 2025-10-05T06:55:32.922999 application/epub+zip 106263 2025-10-05T06:55:30.678841 application/epub+zip 99598 2025-10-05T06:55:29.142955 application/epub+zip 253056 2025-10-05T06:55:34.602907 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243785 2025-10-05T06:55:32.318858 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153828 2022-09-05T12:19:18.959377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 76452 2025-10-05T06:55:27.269919 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 56709 2024-10-28T18:34:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15691 2025-10-05T06:55:34.716852 application/rdf+xml 17339 2025-10-05T06:55:30.138817 image/jpeg 3889 2025-10-05T06:55:29.891869 image/jpeg 103927 2025-10-05T06:55:27.525936 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog