Bach Under The Stars

Sunday, 7 November 2010

Misquoted lord Kelvin

Lord Kelvin said nothing of this sort.
Actual response for request to join aeronautical society:
I am afraid I am not in the flight for “aerial navigation”. I was greatly interested in your work with kites; but I have not the smallest molecule of faith in aerial navigation other than ballooning or of expectation of good results from any of the trials we hear of. So you will understand that I would not care to be a member of the aëronautical Society.
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