Giants in the Sky

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About the author (1982)

Published in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, America's foremost authority in history and science. Michael J. H. Taylor began writing at the age of 19, and has published more than 120 books on aviation and aerospace subjects, following in the footsteps of his father, the renowned aviation writer and editor, John W. R. Taylor, OBE. He planned, wrote and edited the five-volume "Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation" (1980), and also edited the annually produced "Jane's Aviation Review" and the monthly "Aircraft Illustrated". He is Chief Editor of "Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory" (1st edition, 1996) and has written a historical novel, "The Angel of Wessex".

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TitleGiants in the Sky
Math-Health Professionals Series
AuthorMichael John Haddrick Taylor
Edition3
PublisherJane's, 1982
ISBN0867206268, 9780867206265
Length224 pages
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Technology & Engineering / General
Transportation / Aviation / General
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