Gibbs-Smith, 1962, Sir George Cayley's Aeronautics

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Charles H. Gibbs-Smith. Sir George Cayley's Aeronautics. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1962.

With forward by D. H. Follett, Director of the Science Museum. Followed by quotations in tribute to Cayley from various notables including William Samuel Henson, Alphonse Berget, Wilbur Wright, Albert Francis Zahm, and Charles Dollfus.

Gibbs-Smith in his preface mentions John E. Hodgson and his 1924 History of Aeronautics in Great Britain as important in recognizing Cayley's influence. (p. xi)


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