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Boston Aeronautical Society

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American organization founded in 1895
Boston Aeronautical Society
FormationMarch 19, 1895; 129 years ago (1895-03-19)
Location
Key peopleJames Means
Albert A. Merrill
William H. Pickering
Gustave Whitehead
AffiliationsNew Haven Aeronautical Society
New York Aeronautical Society

The Boston Aeronautical Society was founded by James Means, Albert A. Merrill, and William H. Pickering on March 19, 1895. In 1896, the Boston Aeronautical Society developed an "experiment fund" and accepted donations in order to promote future innovations. 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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