Robert Melvill
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title:
Robert Melvill
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General Robert Melvill LLD was a Scottish soldier in the British Army, antiquary, botanist, inventor, and slave plantation owner. He was owner of the Melville Hall (Dominica) and Carnbee (Tobago) estates. Melvill invented (1759) the Carronade, a cast-iron cannon popular for 100 years, in co-operation with the Carron Iron Works. He founded the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Botanic Gardens in the West Indies.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Melvill
date created:
2006-07-25T17:31:17Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T05:41:57Z
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