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" The first emanation from his mind was the invention of a screw for the propulsion 01 water craft, but on application for a patent, found that he was forestalled but a short time by John Ericsson. Subsequently he invented a machine for sowing wheat in... "
Biographical Memoirs of Gratiot County, Michigan: Compendium of Biography of ... - Page 116
1906 - 218 pages
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The Biographical Record of Logan County, Illinois ...

1901 - 782 pages
...inventive genius. The first emanation from his mind was the invention of a screw for the propulsion oi water craft, but on application for a patent, found...transmitting power through the medium of compressed air. A W YORK PUBLIC JflBRARY , LENOX AND double-acting hemp break was also invented by him. The invention,...
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The Biographical Record of Knox County, Ohio: To which is Added an Elaborate ...

1902 - 652 pages
...term. He was elected United States senator in 1883 and twice re-elected. RICHARD JORDAN CATLING, an American inventor of much note, was born in Hertford...transmitting power through the medium of compressed air. A 116 IT.-, 119 -double-acting hemp break was also invented by him. The invention, however, by which...
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History of Wexford County, Michigan: Embracing a Concise Review of Its Early ...

1903 - 640 pages
...inventive genius. The first emanation from his mind was the invention of a screw for the propulsion 01 water craft, but on application for a patent, found...were fired from it. After making some improvements which increased its efficiency, it was submitted to severe trials by our government at the arsenals...
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Biographical Memoirs of St. Clair County, Michigan: To which is Appended a ...

1903 - 742 pages
...inventive genius. The first emanation from his mind was the invention of a screw for the propulsion oi water craft, but on application for a patent, found...transmitting power through the medium of compressed air. A 116 double-acting hemp break was also invented by him. The invention, however, by which Dr. Catling...
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The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans ...

Rossiter Johnson, John Howard Brown - 1904 - 496 pages
...screw for the propulsion of water.craft, coincident with a similar invention by John Ericsson ; and discovered a method of transmitting power through the medium of compressed air. In 1898 he invented and manufactured at Cleveland, Ohio, an eight .inch gun for the US government,...
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The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans ...

Rossiter Johnson, John Howard Brown - 1904 - 488 pages
...screw for the propulsion of water-craft, coincident with a similar invention by John Ericsson; and discovered a method of transmitting power through the medium of compressed air. In 1898 he invented and manufactured at Cleveland, Ohio, an eight-inch gun for the US government, which...
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