Editing Kite (section)

===Science and meteorology===
Kites have been used for scientific purposes, such as [[Benjamin Franklin]]'s famous experiment proving that [[lightning]] is [[electricity]]. Kites were the precursors to the traditional [[aircraft]], and were instrumental in the development of early flying craft. [[Alexander Graham Bell]] experimented with very large [[man-lifting kite]]s, as did the [[Wright brothers]] and [[Lawrence Hargrave]]. Kites had a historical role in lifting scientific instruments to measure atmospheric conditions for [[weather forecasting]]. [[Francis Ronalds]] and [[William Radcliffe Birt]] described a very stable kite at [[King's Observatory|Kew Observatory]] as early as 1847 that was trialled for the purpose of supporting self-registering meteorological instruments at height.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Sir Francis Ronalds: Father of the Electric Telegraph|last=Ronalds|first=B.F.|publisher=Imperial College Press|year=2016|isbn=978-1-78326-917-4|location=London}}</ref>