{"id":228,"date":"2015-10-19T12:08:21","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T12:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/speccoll\/?p=228"},"modified":"2020-03-23T15:04:10","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T15:04:10","slug":"ideas-for-your-dissertation-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/speccoll\/2015\/10\/19\/ideas-for-your-dissertation-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Ideas For Your Dissertation! #6"},"content":{"rendered":"

Idea #6 Letter from Charles Algernon Parsons to George Johnstone Stoney concerning mathematical work undertaken by one of Stoney’s daughters. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Subjects:<\/strong>   Mathematics  \/  Engineering  \/  History<\/p>\n

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An intriguing insight into the mathematics behind the construction of Newcastle\u2019s famous \u2018Turbinia\u2019 steamship.  And who is this (female) mathematician, who seems to get little mention in the history of the Turbinia?<\/p>\n

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\n1903<\/p>\n

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\n1 letter<\/p>\n

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