green plaque · England

Sir George Cayley 6th Baronet

Sir George Cayley The father of aeronautics Born at Scarborough 27th December 1773 Died at Brompton Hall 15th December 1857 Scientific aeronautical experiment was pioneered from this building. Here the aeroplane was defined for the first time circa 1799-1855

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