Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleJohnson and the art of flying.AuthorsRoger, PatAbstractPresents the people and events which influenced Samuel Johnson's interest in aeronautics. Exploits of Volante as mentioned by Horace Walpole; Rapid descents down a rope from church towers as a specialty of a certain Cadman.SubjectsJOHNSON, Samuel, 1709-1784; AERONAUTICS; 18TH century British authorsPublicationNotes & Queries, 1993, Vol 40, Issue 3, p329ISSN0029-3970Publication typeArticle