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Japanese Aviation Vocabulary Reference Book

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.2014.0002
Creators:
Japanese Imperial Aviation Association
Dates:
bulk 1936
Languages:
Japanese
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Physical Description:
0.49 Cubic feet
(1 box)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This donation consists of a 5.5 inch by 7.5 inch Japanese Aviation Vocabulary Reference Book, published in 1936 by the Japanese Imperial Aviation Association. This particular book was stamped as belonging to the Japanese Army Aviation Technology Research Office.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Due to the rapidly evolving field of aviation, Japan formed a committee in 1928, consisting of various military, educational and communication groups, to select and publish an aviation vocabulary reference book. The committee first met in 1928, and went on to meet another 36 times before the book was published by the Japanese Imperial Aviation Association in 1936. The book contains different translations for the same word, and includes such aeronautical topics as airships, airplanes, weather, armament, and equipment. The book contains the following languages: Japanese, a Japanese Roman Character Pronunciation in Roman character, English (and American if different usage/word), French and German.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gelvin Stevenson, Gift, 2013

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Japanese Aviation Vocabulary Reference Book, Accession 2014-0002, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Aeronautics, Military Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Airships Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Airplanes Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Dictionaries Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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