Parsons, Charles (1854-1931)

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 3910. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

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Youngest son of the third Earl of Rosse, brother to the fourth. Inventor of the steam turbine. Interested in telescope building through his father's activities with the Birr telescope, took over the machine engineering business of THOMAS and HOWARD GRUBB in 1925, and formed Sir Howard Grubb-Parsons Ltd in Newcastle, which made large telescopes starting with the 74 in reflector for the David Dunla...

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