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Lawrence Hargrave Quotes

The plane is simply abstracting the power stored in the wave by a distant gale, and using it to counteract gravity. And if the work be continued long enough, or a multitude of planes be continually drawing on the reservoir of power, the wave must inevitably be flattened.
Lawrence Hargrave

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Scientist Quotes
Category:
Australian Scientist Quotes
Year of Birth:
1850
Year of Death:
1915
Nationality:
Australian
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