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The Royal Aeronautical Society The First Fifty Years

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

J. Laurence pritchard
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The year 1868 was destined to be memorable and significant in the history of the Society. It was the year in which the first Aeronautical Exhibition in the world was held.

The Mechanics Magazine for 7th February 1868 said:

“ The objects for exhibition,” quoting from a circular issued by the Society, “ and for which prizes will be offered out of the funds now raising, are light engines and machinery, complete working apparatus, models (working and stationary), plans and drawings, articles of interest commemorating previous experiments, kites or other similar apparatus proposed to be used in cases of shipwreck, traction, or in the attainment of other useful ends; paintings of landscapes and cloud scenery observed from a balloon.”

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Research Article
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 65 , Issue 605 , May 1961 , pp. 353 - 356
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1961

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References

Annual Reports, 1867-68; Catalogue of the Exhibition at Crystal Palace, 1868, and the Jurors’ Report; Minutes of Council, 1867-68; correspondence of the Society; Mechanics Magazine, 1868; La Liberté, July 1868; L'Aéronaute, 1868; Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society, June 1956.Google Scholar