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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… - William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
" "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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About William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
William Thomson (June 26, 1824–December 17, 1907), 1st Baron Kelvin, often referred to simply as Lord Kelvin, was an Ulster Scots mathematical physicist.
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Lord Kelvin
Native Name:
William Thomson
Alternative Names:
The Lord Kelvin
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William (Lord Kelvin) Thomson
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Sir William Thomson, Lord Kelvin
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Kelvin
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Baron Kelvin
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Sir William Thomson
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