Show man has lons loner dreamed of traveling in the air although authenticated records show that man rode the air successfully only years ago aviation lon as an 80 idea Is at least 2 aco ears old indications are that men were experimenting peri with fantastic devices for the conquest of the air long ong before the birth of christ according to a compilation of ancient chronicles although the narrated flight of architas Archy tas of tarentum Taren tum in B C recorded by gelcius Gel lius Is regarded large ly as q light flight of imagination it Is accepted as an indication that even then men were attempting seriously to imitate the birds many nien men of eminence among the C greeks reeks and Favo rinus the palillo philosopher says pays gelcius Gel lius have in a most DOM the manner assured us ug that the model of above or pigeon formed in wood by architas Archy tas was so contrived contrive as by a certain mechanical art and power to fly so nicely was it balanced balanc eoll by weights and put in motion by hidden and enclosed air ovida story of the fall of icarus shows that the ambition was still alive in the first century of the christian era as does other mention of man made wings and ships modeled after birds golden cook book magazine agazine 11 |