Tamisier
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François Tamisier was a French artillery captain of the 19th century. He invented various methods to improve the rifled gun, particularly ball grooves.
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Tamisier grooves ("Cannelures")
Cylindro-spherical (left) and cylindro-conical bullets (middle) developed by Delvigne, were improved with stabilizing bullet grooves developed by Tamisier
Tamisier grooves in a Minié ball
Before Tamisier's invention, the orientation of a cylindro-conical bullet would tend to remain along its inertial axis, progressively setting it against its trajectory and increasingly meeting air resistance, which would render the bullet's movement erratic.Awards 1
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Politician
Status
deceased
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Lived 1809 to 1880 · aged 71
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