1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454819803321

Autore

Banner Stuart <1963->

Titolo

Who owns the sky? [[electronic resource] ] : the struggle to control airspace from the Wright brothers on / / Stuart Banner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2008

ISBN

0-674-02049-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (360 p.)

Disciplina

343.7309/7

Soggetti

Aeronautics - Law and legislation - United States

Airspace (Law) - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-343) and index.

Nota di contenuto

A momentous problem -- An aerial territory -- The peculiar beauties of the common law -- A uniform law -- Interstate commerce in the air -- Landowners against the aviation industry -- The rise and fall of air law -- William Douglas has the last word -- Sovereignty in space -- Technological change and legal change.

Sommario/riassunto

A collection of curious tales questioning the ownership of airspace and a reconstruction of a truly novel moment in the history of American law, Banner's book reminds us of the powerful and reciprocal relationship between technological innovation and the law.



2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996639471203316

Autore

KEITH, George <1639?-1716.>

Titolo

A sermon preached at the meeting of Protestant dissenters called Quakers : in Turners-Hall, London, on the 16th of the second month, 1696 : being the publick day of thanksgiving for the deliverance of the King and Kingdom : to which is added a testimony ... to King William the III from the aforesai people ... / / by George Keith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for B. Aylmer, 1696

Descrizione fisica

Testo elettronico (PDF) (31 p.)

Disciplina

289.6

Soggetti

Quaccheri

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Risorsa elettronica

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Riproduzione dell'originale nella Union Theological Seminary Library, New York