Boston Aeronautical Society

Boston Aeronautical Society
Motto "to encourage the work of aeronautical experimenters and their study of heavier than air aerial machines and to advance the science of aerodynamics"
Formation March 19, 1895 (1895-03-19)[1]
Location
Key people
 James Means
Albert A. Merrill
William H. Pickering
Gustave Whitehead
Affiliations New Haven Aeronautical Society
New York Aeronautical Society
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The Boston Aeronautical Society was founded by James Means, Albert A. Merrill, and William H. Pickering on March 19, 1895.[3] In 1896, the Boston Aeronautical Society developed an "experiment fund" and accepted donations in order to promote future innovations.[4][5] The Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory was utilized for experiments conducted by members.

References

  1. ↑ "Mass Air and Space Museum". Massairspace.org. Archived from the original on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  2. ↑ American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1913). Journal of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. p. 1462.
  3. ↑ "The Boston Aeronautical Society 1895-1915" (PDF). Massaerohistory.org. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  4. ↑ The Aeronautical Annual ...: Devoted to the Encouragement of Experiment with Aerial Machines and to the Advancement of the Science Aerodynamics. W.B. Clarke & Company. 1894. p. 1.
  5. ↑ "The Aeronautical Annual 1896 Table of Contents". Invention.psychology.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
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