Ronalds, Francis,, Sir, 1788-1873

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Electrical engineer, known for his electrostatic telegraph based on synchronously revolving discs. Honorary director and superintendent of the Meteorological Observatory at Kew, England (1840s), and a founder of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, London, England.

From the description of Papers. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80044093

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Birth 1788-02-21

Death 1873-08-08

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