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Reference numberNLB/23/2/256
Alternative reference numberNLB/23/2 p238
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Sir Michael Foster, to The Honorable Charles A Parsons, Fellow of the Royal Society
Date6 November 1902
DescriptionFoster has the pleasure of informing him he has been awarded the Rumford Medal for his application of the steam turbine to industrial purposes, and for its recent extension in navigation.

It is hoped he can attend the award ceremony and receive the medal in person on 1 December.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Physical descriptionTypescript
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8220Foster; Sir; Michael (1836 - 1907); physiologist1836 - 1907
NA3128Parsons; Sir; Charles Algernon (1854 - 1931); engineer1854 - 1931
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