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THE Engineering Society of King's College, X London, celebrated the centenary of its foundation during March 5-8. It is thus one of the oldest institutions of its kind in Great Britain, for its first meeting was preceded by only six days by the inauguration of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. The oldest engineering institution in Great Britain, the Civil Engineers, was formed in1818 and received its Royal Charter in 1828; the Socie“te des Inge” nieurs Civils de France was not formed until1848.
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CENTENARY OF KING'S COLLEGE (LONDON) ENGINEERING SOCIETY. Nature 159, 515 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/159515a0
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