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I am well convinced that Aerial Navigation will form a most prominent feature in the progress of civilization.

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What we observe is not nature itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning. Our scientific work in physics consists in asking questions about nature in the language that we possess and trying to get an answer from experiment by the means that are at our disposal.
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George Cayley

George Cayley
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Born: December 27, 1773
Died: December 15, 1857 (aged 83)
Bio: Sir George Cayley, 6th Baronet was a prolific English engineer and is one of the most important people in the history of aeronautics.

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