Collection: Sir George Cayley's Notebook - 'Sea' (1799-1811) Inside Back Cover
Description
Notes on the inside back cover of Sir George Cayley's first notebook.
Date(s)
1799-1811 (approx.)
Collection
Sir George Cayley's Notebook - 'Sea' (1799-1811)
Description
In his lifetime, Sir George Cayley (1773-1857) published just a few papers on the subject of aeronautics and many of his ideas are explored in five illustrated manuscript notebooks which were presented on permanent loan to the Royal Aeronautical Society in 1946 by Cayley's grandson Sir Kenelm Cayley. The…
Collection Terms
- Aircraft Design & Construction: Gliders
- Aircraft Design & Construction: Models
- Aircraft Operation: Agriculture
- Aircraft: Kites
- Aircraft: Ornithopters
- Materials: Metallic
- Materials: Non-Metallic
- Power Plants: Specific Types
- Science: Botany
- Science: Chemistry
- Science: Physics
- Science: Physiology
- Science: Zoology
- Subject: Aerodynamics
- Subject: Aircraft Design & Construction
- Subject: Navigation
- Subject: Power Plants
- Person: Cayley, Sir George
- Item Type: Notebook