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Explores the possible uses of robots in industry, the home, and scientific research and explains how robots work and how computers are used to program them
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9780531044483 | Franklin Watts, November 1, 1982, cover price $9.90 | About this edition: Discusses various kinds of machines which can perform some human or animal tasks, including space voyager robots, fantasy robots, and robot warriors.
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Examines the operation of motorcycles, particularly off-road trailbikes, and describes motocross racing and other events.
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9780531047095 | Franklin Watts, February 1, 1984, cover price $10.90 | About this edition: Discusses the construction and operation of a trailbike, the diverse types of available courses, and competitions, with practical tips on riding techniques and bike safety
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Text and illustrations describe the flight characteristics and performance capabilities of fighter planes, bombers, transports, and other military aircraft.
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9780531049440 | Franklin Watts, September 1, 1985, cover price $10.90 | About this edition: Text and illustrations describe the flight characteristics and performance capabilities of fighter planes, bombers, transports, and other military aircraft.
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Describes flags, banners, and pennants from their earliest uses and explains heraldic symbols and shields
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9780531100080 | Franklin Watts, October 1, 1985, cover price $7.99 | About this edition: An introduction to the history and uses of flags.
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Explains how a laser works, describes the range of the laser spectrum, and tells how lasers are used in welding, communication, sound recording, surveying, surgery, holography, and fusion research
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9780531101643 | Franklin Watts, October 1, 1986, cover price $10.90 | About this edition: Describes the characteristics of lasers, how they work, and their many uses.
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9780531103487 | Franklin Watts, October 1, 1987, cover price $10.90
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Explains how helicopters function and describes the different types and their military and civilian uses.
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9780531190692 | Warwick, April 1, 1990, cover price $16.29 | About this edition: Explains how helicopters function and describes the different types and their military and civilian uses.
9780531103470 | Franklin Watts, October 1, 1987, cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Explains the workings of helicopters and discusses helicopters' military, transportation, and rescue uses
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Introduces the ace pilots of World War I, their military aircraft, aerial tactics and stunts, and profiles such prominent aviators as the Red Baron and Eddie Rickenbacker.
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9780531103678 | Franklin Watts, October 1, 1987, cover price $11.90 | About this edition: Describes the military aircraft used in World War I, recounts the stories of top pilots, and discusses dogfights, bombings, observation balloons, and combat tactics
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Describes aircraft and air combats of World War II, examining how the aircraft developed from lightly armed biplanes to jet fighters equipped with radar and flying bombers carrying atomic weapons.
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9780531103685 | Franklin Watts, October 1, 1987, cover price $11.90 | About this edition: Briefly describes famous air battles of World War II, shows a variety of planes used in the war, and discusses combat strategy
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Recounts famous flights of the 1920s and 1930s--from the first transatlantic flight of 1919, early air mail, and the North Pole's exploration to Lindbergh's 1928 record flight and the first flights over Mt. Everest
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9780531105078 | Franklin Watts, March 1, 1988, cover price $11.90 | About this edition: Recounts famous flights of the 1920s and 1930s--from the first transatlantic flight of 1919, early air mail, and the North Pole's exploration to Lindbergh's 1928 record flight and the first flights over Mt.
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Discusses the design, development, and tactics of modern jet fighters, including the U.S. Sabre and USSR MIG from World War II to the Arab Israeli War of 1967, their importance in electronic air surveillance and flight interception and Charles Yeager's record flight.Discusses the design, development, and tactics of modern jet fighters from World War II to the Arab-Israeli war of 1967 and their importance in electronic air surveillance and flight interception
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9780531105085 | Franklin Watts, March 1, 1988, cover price $17.71 | About this edition: Discusses the design, development, and tactics of modern jet fighters, including the U.
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The history of man's desire to fly and descriptions of early flights and aircraft.
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9780531105634 | Franklin Watts, August 1, 1988, cover price $17.71 | About this edition: Chronicles the exploits and achievements of early aviation inventors and pilots--the Wright brothers, balloon and glider flights, record-breaking flights across the English Channel, and modern attempts to create a human-powered aircraft
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Presents the history and development of commercial aircraft from World War I to the present
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9780531105641 | Franklin Watts, August 1, 1988, cover price $11.90 | About this edition: Presents the history and development of commercial aircraft from World War I to the present
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Presents the history and development of helicopters and describes their design, flight controls, and special uses
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9780531106365 | Franklin Watts, February 1, 1989, cover price $11.90 | About this edition: Presents the history and development of helicopters and describes their design, flight controls, and special uses
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Explains how aviation has advanced in recent years and describes supersonic craft of the present and the near future
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9780531106372 | Franklin Watts, February 1, 1989, cover price $11.90 | About this edition: Explains how aviation has advanced in recent years and describes supersonic craft of the present and the near future
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Introduces the techniques, equipment, competitions, events, and champions of motocross
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9780531190760 | Warwick, February 1, 1990, cover price $12.90 | About this edition: Introduces the techniques, equipment, competitions, events, and champions of motocross
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Describes how skiing and other winter sports are performed and discusses the equipment, competitions, events, and champions associated with such sports
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9780531190753 | Warwick, February 1, 1990, cover price $12.90 | About this edition: Describes how skiing and other winter sports are performed and discusses the equipment, competitions, events, and champions associated with such sports
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Explains the operation, construction, and history of submarines and provides tips for designing a small-scale model of a diving submarine
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9780531191019 | Warwick, August 1, 1990, cover price $16.29 | About this edition: Explains the operation, construction, and history of submarines and provides tips for designing a small-scale model of a diving submarine
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Surveys the history and functions of motorcycles, from their invention in the 1850s to their wartime uses and present sporting capabilities
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9780531140390 | Franklin Watts, September 1, 1990, cover price $18.90 | About this edition: Surveys the history and functions of motorcycles, from their invention in the 1850s to their wartime uses and present sporting capabilities
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Discusses the pioneers in automotive history and the evolution of different types of cars
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9780531140383 | Franklin Watts, September 1, 1990, cover price $17.71 | About this edition: Discusses the pioneers in automotive history and the evolution of different types of cars
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Traces the use of bicycles from their origins to the present day, with competitive racing and all-terrain bikes
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9780531140840 | Franklin Watts, September 1, 1990, cover price $18.90 | About this edition: Traces the use of bicycles from their origins to the present day, with competitive racing and all-terrain bikes
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Follows the development of emergency vehicles, such as ambulances and fire engines
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9780531140857 | Franklin Watts, September 1, 1990, cover price $18.90 | About this edition: Follows the development of emergency vehicles, such as ambulances and fire engines
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Surveys the world of automobile racing, discussing racing circuits, rallies, future racing cars, aerodynamics and technology, and Grand Prix winners
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9780531141229 | Franklin Watts, March 1, 1991, cover price $18.90 | About this edition: Surveys the world of automobile racing, discussing racing circuits, rallies, future racing cars, aerodynamics and technology, and Grand Prix winners
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Presents the development of trucks with information on different kinds of trucks and their purposes
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9780531141236 | Franklin Watts, March 1, 1991, cover price $17.71 | About this edition: Presents the development of trucks with information on different kinds of trucks and their purposes
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Traces the evolution of the airplane from man's first flying machine to today's supersonic jets
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9780531157121 | Reprint edition (Franklin Watts, April 1, 1994), cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Traces the evolution of the airplane from man's first flying machine to today's supersonic jets
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9780531152331 | Franklin Watts, November 1, 1991, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Traces the evolution of the airplane from man's first flying machine to today's supersonic jets
9780531110935 | Franklin Watts, June 1, 1991, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: Traces the evolution of the airplane from man's first flying machine to today's supersonic jets
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