PARROTT, ROBERT P.
\pˈaɹɒt], \pˈaɹɒt], \p_ˈa_ɹ_ɒ_t]\
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(1804-1877), invented the system of rifled cannon and projectiles which bears his name. The Parrott guns exhibit great endurance, one at Charleston having been fired 4606 times before bursting, and were of great service in the Civil War.
By John Franklin Jameson
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