Francis turbine

Summary

Francis turbine has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[1]

Key Facts

• Francis turbine is credited with the discovery of James Bicheno Francis^[2].
• James Bicheno Francis is named after Francis turbine^[3].
• Francis turbine followed Fourneyron-style turbine^[4].
• Francis turbine is a type of water turbine^[5].
• Francis turbine is a type of watermill^[6].
• Francis turbine's Commons category is recorded as Francis turbines^[7].
• Francis turbine's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1849^[8].
• Francis turbine's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Francis turbines^[9].
• Francis turbine's Commons gallery is recorded as Francis-Turbine^[10].
• Francis turbine's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as generator:type=francis_turbine^[11].
• Francis turbine's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8^[12].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include water turbine^[5] and watermill^[6].

Origins

James Bicheno Francis is named after Francis turbine^[3].

Why It Matters

Francis turbine has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[1] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[13]