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Exploring Aerodynamics in Nature
Major collection: Science & Technology
Named collection: Harold E. Edgerton Collection
Object type: film: 16mm
Maker: Materials: Dupont stock
Measurements: 450'
HEE-FV-184
Named collection: Harold E. Edgerton Collection
Object type: film: 16mm
Maker: Materials: Dupont stock
Measurements: 450'
Title: Exploring Aerodynamics in Nature. High speed Sequences by Crawford H. Greenewalt, descriptive slides between shots Several shots of hummingbirds flying backwards from branch by feeder, "quick getaways" Wrens flying forward Insects: examples of dipteras, hymenoptera, cleoptera, and odanata (2 winged, 4 winged, etc.) Views from front, back, side, below, and above the insects (EH)
HEE-FV-184