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Lawrence Hargrave

Australian Scientist

Born: Jan 29, 1850

Died: Jul 14, 1915

Face Power Water Will Wind You

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If you direct your attention to the position of a bird with regard to the wave surface, it will speedily be noticed to be nearly always on the rising side or face of the wave and moving apparently at right angles to the wave's course, but really diagonal to it. Lawrence Hargrave

You Bird Will Face Speedily Side Wave Direct Angles Rising Attention Course Always Surface Regard Moving Really Noticed Your Apparently Nearly Right Position

And from a poise at this station the plane may swoop down, at great disadvantage if close to the back of the wave, at various slopes and directions till it cuts into the air that is being raised by the face of the following wave, which again enables it to resume its velocity. Lawrence Hargrave

Great Resume Face Down Wave Back Air Station Following Directions Various Disadvantage Poise Velocity Enables Till Close May Being Which Again Plane Cuts Raised

It becomes a giant's task to compute the result when the effect of cross seas, wind at all angles and ever varying force, arched surfaces, head resistance, ratio of weight to area, and the intelligence of the guiding power crop up. Lawrence Hargrave

To remove this obstacle I repeat or refer to such knowledge as has come under my notice, my own previously expressed views, and also describe and exhibit my last experiments and explain their novelty and utility. Lawrence Hargrave

Knowledge Remove Own My Own Obstacle Come Also Exhibit Repeat Refer Experiments Explain Notice Views Describe Expressed Novelty Utility Last

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