Quote#Wisdom
But the facts are unquestioned. The aeroplane does do these things,…
Quote byJohn William Dunne · 1875–1949
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Lecture to the Royal Aeronautical Society (1913).
English (original)
But the facts are unquestioned. The aeroplane does do these things, and if the theory does not give warranty for the practice, then it is the theory which is wrong.
— John William Dunne
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