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Charles Abbott at work.
 

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Charles Abbott as a young man.
 

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Charles Abbott as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
 

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Charles Walcott with the Wright Brothers.
 

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Charles Walcott as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
 

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The Wright Flyer takes off on it’s first flight, December 1903.
 

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Aeronautics
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 G.M. Curtiss in the "June Bug" (page 69)
 

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S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley (1834-1906)
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Experiments in Aerodynamics
Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C. , 1891
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 Rolling Carriages and Chronograph (Plate 10)
 

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S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley (1834-1906)
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Experiments in Aerodynamics, 2nd Edition
Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C. , 1902
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S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley (1834-1906)
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Experiments in Aerodynamics, 2nd Edition
Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C. , 1902
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 Allegheny Observatory (Plate 1)
 

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S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley (1834-1906)
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Experiments in Aerodynamics, 2nd Edition
Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C. , 1902
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 Plan of whirling table (Plate II)
 

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S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley (1834-1906)
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Langley memoir on mechanical flight. pt. 1-2
Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C. , 1911
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S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley (1834-1906)
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Langley memoir on mechanical flight. pt. 1-2
Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C. , 1911
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 Rubber pull model aerodrome (Plate 6)
 

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S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley (1834-1906)
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Langley memoir on mechanical flight. pt. 1-2
Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C. , 1911
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 Aerodrome no. 5, December 3, 1895 (Plate 14)
 

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S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley (1834-1906)
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Langley memoir on mechanical flight. pt. 1-2
Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C. , 1911
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 Houseboat with overhead launching… (Plate 18)
 

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S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley (1834-1906)
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Langley memoir on mechanical flight. pt. 1-2
Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C. , 1911
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 Instantaneous photograph of aerodrome (Plate 20)
 

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S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley (1834-1906)
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Langley memoir on mechanical flight. pt. 1-2
Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C. , 1911
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 Houseboat and launching apparatus (Plate 38)
 

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S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley (1834-1906)
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Langley memoir on mechanical flight. pt. 1-2
Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C. , 1911
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 Frame of aerodrome, January 31, 1900 (Plate 45)
 

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S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley (1834-1906)
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Langley memoir on mechanical flight. pt. 1-2
Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C. , 1911
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 Hoisting aerodrome to launching track (Plate 60)
 

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S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley (1834-1906)
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Langley memoir on mechanical flight. pt. 1-2
Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C. , 1911
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 Aerodrome on launching track (Plate 61)
 

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S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley (1834-1906)
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Langley memoir on mechanical flight. pt. 1-2
Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C. , 1911
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 Quarter-size model of the aerodrome in flight Aughst 8, 1903 (Plate 89)
 

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S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley (1834-1906)
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Langley memoir on mechanical flight. pt. 1-2
Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C. , 1911
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 Flight of large aerodrome October 7, 1903 (Plate 96)
 

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S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley (1834-1906)
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Langley memoir on mechanical flight. pt. 1-2
Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C. , 1911
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 Aerodrome being recovered October 7, 1903 (Plate 97)
 

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S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley (1834-1906)
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Langley memoir on mechanical flight. pt. 1-2
Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C. , 1911
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 Aerodrome in flight (pp. 274-275)
 

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J. Gordon (Joseph Gordon) Vaeth (1921-)
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Langley, man of science and flight
Ronald Press Co.: New York , 1966
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 Samuel P. Langley (Frontispiece)
 

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J. Gordon (Joseph Gordon) Vaeth (1921-)
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Langley, man of science and flight
Ronald Press Co.: New York , 1966
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 Allegheny Observatory (Photo on pg. 77)
 

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J. Gordon (Joseph Gordon) Vaeth (1921-)
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Langley, man of science and flight
Ronald Press Co.: New York , 1966
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 Samuel Langley and Charles Manly (Photo on pg. 9)
 

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S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley (1834-1906)
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Experiments with the Langley Aerodrome
Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C. , 1905
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S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley (1834-1906)
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Experiments with the Langley Aerodrome
Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C. , 1905
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 Aerodrome launch, October 7, 1903 (behind pg. 125)
 

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S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley (1834-1906)
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The Langley aerodrome
Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C. , 1901
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S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley (1834-1906)
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The Langley aerodrome
Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C. , 1901
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 Preparing to launch the aerodrome (Plate II)
 

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S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley (1834-1906)
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The Langley aerodrome
Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C. , 1901
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 The Aerodrome in flight (Plate III)
 

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S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley (1834-1906)
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The Langley aerodrome
Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C. , 1901
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 Aerodrome 5 in flight, May 6, 1896 (Plate VI)
 

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Albert Francis Zahm (1862-?)
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The Smithsonian Report for 1914
G.P.O.: Washington, D.C. , 1915
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 Langley Aeroplane (Built 1898-1903) Ready for Launching at Hammondsport, N.Y., May 28, 1914. (Plate 1)
 

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Albert Francis Zahm (1862-?)
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The Smithsonian Report for 1914
G.P.O.: Washington, D.C. , 1915
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 Langley Aeroplane Just Rising from Water, June 2, 1914, Piloted by Curtiss. Flight of Langley Aeroplane with its Own Power Plant Over Lake Keuka, June 2, 1914, Piloted by Curtiss. (Plate 2)
 

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Albert Francis Zahm (1862-?)
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The Smithsonian Report for 1914
G.P.O.: Washington, D.C. , 1915
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 Curtiss 80-Horsepower Motor and Tractor Screw Mounted on Langley Aeroplane. (Plate 3)
 

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Albert Francis Zahm (1862-?)
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The Smithsonian Report for 1914
G.P.O.: Washington, D.C. , 1915
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 Elwood Doherty Clearing the Water September 17, 1914, in the Langley Aeroplane Drive by a Curtiss 80-Horsepower Motor and a Tractor Screw. (Plate 4)
 

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Albert Francis Zahm (1862-?)
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The Smithsonian Report for 1914
G.P.O.: Washington, D.C. , 1915
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 Flight of Langley Aeroplane above Lake Keuka September 17, 1914, Piloted by E. Doherty and Driven by a Curtiss Motor and Tractor Screw. (Plate 5)
 

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Albert Francis Zahm (1862-?)
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The Smithsonian Report for 1914
G.P.O.: Washington, D.C. , 1915
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 Langley Aeroplane in Flight September 19, 1914; Climbing. (Plate 6)
 

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Albert Francis Zahm (1862-?)
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The Smithsonian Report for 1914
G.P.O.: Washington, D.C. , 1915
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 Langley Aeroplane in Flight October 1, 1914; Natural Poise. (Plate 7)
 

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Albert Francis Zahm (1862-?)
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The Smithsonian Report for 1914
G.P.O.: Washington, D.C. , 1915
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 Langley Aeroplane in Flight October 1, 1914. Hammondsport, N.Y., in Background. (Plate 8)
 

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C.G. (Charles Greeley) Abbott (1872-1973)
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Smithsonian miscellaneous collections
Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C. , 1928
 

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C.G. (Charles Greeley) Abbott (1872-1973)
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Smithsonian miscellaneous collections
Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C. , 1942
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 Langley Wing Trussing 1903. Fig. 3. Hammondsport Wing Trussing 1914. Fig. 4 (4)
 

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