Boston Aeronautical Society

Boston Aeronautical Society

Motto	"to encourage the work of aeronautical experimenters and their study of heavier than air aerial machines and to advance the science of aerodynamics"
Formation	March 19, 1895[1]
Location	Boston, Massachusetts
Key people	James Means Albert A. Merrill William H. Pickering Gustave Whitehead
Affiliations	New Haven Aeronautical Society New York Aeronautical Society [2]

The Boston Aeronautical Society was founded by James Means, Albert A. Merrill, and William H. Pickering on March 19, 1895.^[3] In 1896, the Boston Aeronautical Society developed an "experiment fund" and accepted donations in order to promote future innovations.^[4][5] The Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory was utilized for experiments conducted by members.

References

1. "Mass Air and Space Museum". Massairspace.org. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
2. "Journal of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers - American Society of Mechanical Engineers - Google Books". Books.google.com. 2008-12-10. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
3. "The Boston Aeronautical Society 1895-1915" (PDF). Massaerohistory.org. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
4. "The Aeronautical Annual ...: Devoted to the Encouragement of Experiment with ... - James Means - Google Books". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
5. "The Aeronautical Annual 1896 Table of Contents". Invention.psychology.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2014-02-21.