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GATLING, RICHARD J.

\ɡˈatlɪŋ], \ɡˈatlɪŋ], \ɡ_ˈa_t__l_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of GATLING, RICHARD J.

1894 - Dictionary of United States history

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was born in North Carolina in 1818. He has invented various labor-saving devices, but is best known as inventor of the revolving battery-gun bearing his name, which is capable of firing 1200 shots per minute.

1894 - Dictionary of United States history
By John Franklin Jameson

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