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The Royal Aeronautical Society The First Fifty Years–1866 and All That
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 July 2016
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“To conceive extravagant hopes of the future, are the common dispositions of the greatest part of mankind.”
Edmund Burker, 1728-97.The difficulties of keeping the aeronautical infant alive were great. Few scientists or engineers could be persuaded to believe in heavier-than-air flight, although a number lent a readier ear to the possibilities of the airship.
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Annual Report of the Society, 1867; Society's letter files; Council Minutes, 1867; Mechanics Magazine, 1867; Patent Specifications.Google Scholar