Flying-Machine work, March 1890-June 1892

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The papers in this volume comprise of correspondence, manuscripts, notes, drawings, newspaper cuttings, photographs and publications.

There are reprints of two papers by Hargrave published by the Royal Society of New South Wales: 'On the 74 oz. compressed-air flying-machine' (Dec. 1890) and 'Nos. 13 and 14 compressed-air flying-machines' (July 1891).

In this period Hargrave began to correspond with a growing number of overseas engineers and designers. The correspondents include W. Carroll (Bathurst), Octave Chanute (Chicago), S.P. Langley (Washington), J.H. Maiden (Sydney), J. Arthur Pollock (Sydney), H.C. Russell (Sydney), Robert Schloesser (Gilberton, Queensland), John Storer (Sydney), G.C. Taylor (Helsby, UK), Prof. Richard Threlfall (Sydney), J.E. Watkins (Sydney), the Engineering Association of New South Wales and the Royal Society of New South Wales.

There is an index at the end of the volume. (558pp)

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