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Papers of The Hon. Sir Charles Algernon Parsons
| Title |
Papers of The Hon. Sir Charles Algernon Parsons |
| Reference |
GBR/0275/Parsons |
| Creator |
Parsons, Charles, Sir, 1854-1931 |
| Covering Dates |
1890–1927 |
| Extent and Medium |
53 letters; paper |
| Repository |
St John's College Library |
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| Content and context |
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Admitted pensioner at St John's 1873; B.A. 1877; M.A. 1894; K.C.B. 1911; J.P. for Northumberland; High Sheriff 1910; President of the British Association 1919; F.R.S. 1898; Designed and built The Turbinia , the first turbine driven vessel, 1894. It is through his work that the turbine became the prime mover for the generation of electricity in the largest power stations and for the propulsion of the largest and fastest vessels.
Letters from Sir Charles Parsons to his brother, mainly concerning the development and testing of marine steam turbines; letters to Sir Joseph Larmor concerning Cambridge University business and other subjects; other letters.
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Access and Use
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Please cite as St John's College Library, Papers of The Hon. Sir Charles Algernon Parsons |
| Index Terms |
| Engineering |
| Parsons, Sir Charles Algernon (1854-1931) Knight, engineer and scientist |
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Folder 1-3
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Letters from Sir Charles Parsons to his brother, Laurence Parsons, Earl of Rosse.
Creator: Parsons, Charles, Sir, 1854-1931.
47 letters; paper. |
1890–1936 |
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Folder 4
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Letter to Earl of Rosse from B. B. Stoney.
1 letter; paper. |
1896 |
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Folder 5
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Letters from Sir Charles Parsons to R. F. Scott.
Creator: Parsons, Charles, Sir, 1854-1931.
2 letters; paper. |
1905 |
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Folder 6
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Letters from Sir Charles Parsons to Sir Joseph Larmor.
Creator: Parsons, Charles, Sir, 1854-1931.
7 letters; paper. |
1909–1927 |
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