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W.B.110: Reprinted ISociety Library was presented with from the ‘Monthly Weather Review’ a significant collection of material on beginning April 1896. (US Weather early Italian aeronautics by the Bureau. 1896). 135pp. Illustrated. grandsons of Col Carlo Vita-Finzi (1866-1923), an early Italian aviation Tschudi Instruktion fur den pioneer and balloonist who was to Ballonfuhrer. (Berlin: Deutscher command Italy’s air platoon. The Verein fur Luftschiffahrt. 1901) collection includes a number of 121pp. important documents on early Italian A practical manual for balloon airships and the military use of aeronauts which concludes with a aeronautics from some of its main table of useful phrases (in Dutch, proponents including Captain G.A. Danish, Swedish, Russian, Polish, Crocco and Guilio Douhet. The Hungarian, Bohemian, Romanian collection is summarised below: and Turkish) for the balloonist to have available on landing. Faccioli, A. Teoria del Volo e della Navigazione Aerea: Recherche Andre, M.H. Moteurs d’Aviation et Sperimentali Sulla Resistenza Forlanini F.2 ‘Citta di Milano’ semi-rrigid airship c.1913. de Dirigeables. (Paris: Librairie des dell’Aria. Teoria dell’Elice e del Sciences et de l’Industrie. 1910) Timone. (Milan: Ulrico Hoepli. 1895) 194pp. Illustrated. 309pp. Illustrated. Illustrated throughout with many An early technical analysis of the ‘L’Industria’ Vol 23 Nos 46, 48 and 49. Guerra. 1913) 26pp. photographs and line diagrams, this possibilities of flight. (Milan: Tipografia deglia Operai (Soc. is an informative reference work on Cooperativa). 1910) 24pp. Panetti, M. and Burzio, F. Richerche early aircraft and airship engines Almerico da Schio La Possibilita in Sperimentali sulla Resistenza dell‘ arranged by manufacturer. Aeronautica: Conferenza tenuta alla De Maria, A. Navigazione Aerea Aria: Contro schermi piani, sottli, Associzione della Stampa in Roma la (Aviazone). (Milan: Ulrico Hoepli. rotanti. Extract from ‘Atti della Reale Due to a combination of age and sera del 12 Aprile 1902. (Rome: Uffico 1909) 338pp. Illustrated. Accad. delle Scienze di Torino’ Vol 50 usage some of this material is now in della Nuova Parola. 1902) 24pp. A well-illustrated contemporary 1914-1915 21 March 1915 and 9 May need of conservation so that it can be history of the development of 1915. (Turin: Libreria Fratelli Bocca. preserved for current and future Almerico da Schio Verso la Prima aviation in Europe. 1915) pp 737-748; 1053-1066. generations of aviation historians. Aeronave — March 1904. (Stab L. The particular titles in mind include Fabris & C. 1904) 22pp. Illustrated. Primo Congresso Nazionale di La Polla, E. La Tecnica dell’ Aviatore. Teoria del Volo e della Navigazione Locomozione Aerea: Promosso dalla (Turin: S.