THE history of the Society is a fascinating subject and one worthy of considerable study. On January 12, 1866, six men met at the London home of the eighth Duke of Argyll to found, the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain. They declared their belief in the achievement of human flight and their determination to advance it scientifically. Of the six founders, the three who contributed most to its advancement were James Glaisher, astronomer and meteorologist and a Fellow of the Royal Society, F. H. Wenham, a marine engineer, and F. W. Brearey, convenor of the first meeting, who was neither scientist nor engineer but an enthusiast who was to be the Honorary Secretary of the Society until 1896. These three played complementary parts, but it is probable that the contribution of Wenham exerted most practical influence on the Society's progress.