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Lawrence Hargrave 1850 -1915
By Seamus Rigby
By Seamus Rigby
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Lawrence Hargrave's Birth
29 January 1850
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He was born on the 29th of January 1850 and was born in Greenwich, England.
School
1856 - 1864
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Lawrence went to Queen Elizabeth's School at kirky Lonsdale, Westmoreland
England
1865
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In 1865 (When Lawrence Hargrave was 15) his father sent Ralph back to England to fetch him.
Sydney
1865
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They reached Sydney in the La Hogue on 5 November 1865
Occupation
1870
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He was an aeronautical pioneer, Inventor, astronomer and coal mine owner.
Back to Sydney
February 1876
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He returned to Sydney at the end of February 1876
Pre-Job
1878
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In 1878 (when he was 28) he accepted a position as an astronomical assistant at the Sydney Observatory.
Mercury
1881
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He observed the transit of Mercury in 1881
Inventor
1883
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Lawrence Hargrave became an inventor.
Monoplane Models
1884
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Lawrence Hargrave experimented with monoplane models.
He also experimented with monoplane models in 1892.
Trochoided Plane
6 August 1884
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Trochoided plane,to the local Royal Society on 6 August 1884.
Steam Engines
February 1892 - August 1892
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He built 17 unsuccesful steam engines.
Box Kite
1893
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Lawrence Hargrave buil the box kite in 1893.
Stamwell Park
12 November 1894
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At Stamwell Park, New South Wales, on November 12,1894, he was lifted 4.8 metres ( almost 16 feet) off the ground by four box kites of his own construction!
Visiting England
1899
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He visited England in 1899
Death
14 July 1915
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He died on the 14th of July 1915 at Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. (When he was 65)