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Octave Chanute papers

Octave Chanute papers

conquest, region, and continuity in seventeenth-century China
HistoryScience
Pages
413
Published
1979
Language
English

Synopsis

This collection compiles the extensive papers and correspondence of Octave Chanute, a pivotal figure in American engineering and early aviation. Readers will find detailed insights into his groundbreaking work on railroad engineering, bridge design, and pioneering aeronautical experiments with gliders and kites. The papers also offer historical context on his involvement with the Erie Railroad Company, stockyards, and observations related to Jefferson College and China.

Prose complexity
7/10

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InformativeIntellectualComplexReflective

Genres

History Science Technology

Authors

J
Jonathan D. Spence

Jonathan Dermot Spence is an English-born American historian, sinologist, and writer specialising in Chinese history. He was Sterling Professor of History at Yale University from 1993 to 2008. His most widely read book is The Search for Modern China, a survey of the last several hundred years of Chinese history based on his popular course at Yale. A prolific author, reviewer, and essayist, he has published more than a dozen books on China. He retired from Yale in 2008. Source: https://en.wik...