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English: Coverpage of "On Aerial Locomotion", by Matthew Piers Watt Boulton, published in 1864. This paper described methods of aircraft propulsion, among several other items and designs. Boulton then patented ailerons in 1868.
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Matthew Piers Watt Boulton  (1820–1894)  wikidata:Q14946825
 
Matthew Piers Watt Boulton
Description British aeronautical engineer, mathematician, engineer and philosopher
Date of birth/death 22 September 1820 Edit this at Wikidata 30 June 1894 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Staffordshire London
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