Talk:1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Aeronautics

Aerostation a sub-section of Aeronautics?

IMPORTANT This is in fact a sub-section of the article Aeronautics, and so the title is wrong. It will not link properly with the classified index pages when we get round to posting it. Apwoolrich 22:25, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

Ah, are the dashes here "AEROSTATION.---Possibly" the reason for you thinking it is a sub-section of Aeronautics? It looked like the start of a new article to me. In fact, it still does. Look at the four articles below that appear in this order in the PG etext. Do they just HAPPEN to be in alphabetical order? Also, are there any scan images of this volume available anywhere that we can look at to see what the real formatting looks like (or someone who has a copy)? --Pmsyyz 05:56, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

AERATED WATERS. Waters charged
AERONAUTICS, the
AEROSTATION.---Possibly
AEROTHERAPEUTICS, the

It looks as though PG has got it wrong, I am looking at a copy of the printed verson as I write this, and the heading are in order:

AERATED WATERS. Waters charged

AERONAUTICS, the

AEROTHERAPEUTICS, the

Aerostation runs on immediately after the list of formulae and is is written as:

11. Tangential force, T = Pa

12. Resistance, R = D + H (+ or -) T.

13. Ft. lb., M = RV.

14. Thrust, h.p., = RV/factor.

Aerostation. — Possibly the

In other words there is no separate page for it as we have it here.

You can find page scans on Tim Starling's site (See th WP article on EB1911 for access details.) Apwoolrich 07:50, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

Ok, I'll merge it into the Aeronautics article soon. --Pmsyyz 10:09, 15 April 2006 (UTC)