St John‘s College Personal Collections

A L V Eubank, B.A. 1864

Photographs/Albums/Album 1/10
Item
1864 (Circa)

Part of Photographic and film collections

Standing

London Stereoscopic and Photographic Co

A. L., from Elvaston Hall

Parsons/Folder 1-3/4
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27 November 1893

Part of Papers of The Hon. Sir Charles Algernon Parsons

Reports on success in recruiting people to the board, and in the take up of shares.

A. L., from Holeyn Hall

Parsons/Folder 1-3/25
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3 April 1895 (Undated, date is estimated.)

Part of Papers of The Hon. Sir Charles Algernon Parsons

He has been encouraged by the results of trials of the Daring, and believes they now have a solution to the question of the propeller. He proposes to have '2 screws one abaft the other', the screws will be of Archimedean form with maximum blade area and keeping the diameter down to 28", concluding, 'if two screws are not enough we will put on more'.

A. L., from Holeyn Hall

Parsons/Folder 1-3/22
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28 March 1895

Part of Papers of The Hon. Sir Charles Algernon Parsons

Discusses the possible benefit of a two bladed screw propeller 'with great length of blade', he will try this first with the model. Mentions the ongoing problem of coal burning the bars.

A. L., in French, to Nevil Maskelyne from Joseph Jerome Lefrançais de Lalande (This letter is addressed to Monsieur Piazzi professeur d'astronomie en Sicile)

Maskelyne/Doc 10 - 20/Doc 16
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14 February 1788

Part of Papers of Nevil Maskelyne

Asks for help with a mathematical problem, discusses lunar tables, astronomical observations and other astronomers

A lady & child. Calatafimi. May 19.

Butler/Section 9 (IX)/Albums/4/59/4
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19 May 1897

Part of Samuel Butler Collection

Portrait of a woman ['Signora Luaro / nata Mollica'] in a formal dress, standing and holding a child in a white dress, in front of a wall in a pebbled yard.

[A large cottage]