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Há 3 dias · The Whitworth rifle was arguably the first long-range sniper rifle in the world. A muzzleloader designed by Sir Joseph Whitworth , a prominent British engineer, it used polygonal rifling instead, which meant that the projectile did not have to bite into grooves as was done with conventional rifling.
Há 4 dias · The Whitworth Research Project for the study of Whitworth rifles and artillery. Whitworth's experiments revolutionised rifle design. Read More >> Creedmoor Era. In the 19thC, international long range rifle matches at Creedmoor Rifle Range received widespread public interest and press coverage. Read More >> Volunteer Force.
Há 3 dias · 2.75-inch Whitworth Rifle. Imported from England by both North and South, only the Confederacy actively used these unique guns in the field. Designed by Sir Joseph Whitworth before the Civil War, it fired an elongated 12-pound iron shell which fit snuggly into the fine rifling of the tube.
Há 1 dia · The acclaimed English-born biographer and Catholic convert is one of the world’s leading experts on the lives and works of J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, G. K. Chesterton, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and Oscar Wilde. “It is a tremendous honor to have Joseph Pearce speak at Whitworth,” says Anthony Clark, Whitworth professor of history.
Há 21 horas · News; Nation/World; Gunman fires shots at US embassy in Lebanon, army says June 5, 2024 Updated Wed., June 5, 2024 at 12 p.m. Lebanese army soldiers deploy near the US embassy in Beirut on June 5 ...
Há 2 dias · The Whitworth rifle, considered the first sniper rifle. During the American Civil War the Whitworth rifle had been known to kill at ranges of about 800 yards (730 m) – Sir Joseph Whitworth; Mining. Beam engine – Used for pumping water from mines; Davy lamp – Humphry Davy; Geordie lamp – George Stephenson
Há 4 dias · The Whitworth thread was the world's first national screw thread standard, devised and specified by Joseph Whitworth in 1841. Whitworth's new standard specified a 55° thread angle and a thread depth of 0.640327p and a radius of 0.137329p, where p is the pitch.
