Science on the 30th of September 1862 in history

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30 Sep 1862 Revolving turret patent	science	Revolving turret patent In 1862, U.S. patent No. 36,593 was issued for a revolving turret for battleships to the inventor, Theodore Ruggles Timby (born Dover, NY, 5 Apr 1822). When Ericsson built the first turret battleship in the world, the Monitor, he added a turret based on Timby's design to the ship.	0

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