Explanation—Re: “Fire Control System”—as now fitted to the Battleships in the Navy
Subject(s): England--Portsmouth, Great Britain. Royal Navy, Leveson, Arthur C. (Arthur Cavenagh), 1868-1929, May, William Henry, 1849-1930, Theft, Tweedmouth, Edward Marjoribanks, Baron, 1849-1909
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The article states that Thomas Gilbert-Russell is the true inventor of the naval innovation which uses telegraph apparatus to aim heavy machinery. Gilbert-Russell took this idea to his superiors, William Henry May and Arthur C. Leveson, who passed the idea off as their own.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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English
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U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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2
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Explanation—Re: “Fire Control System”—as now fitted to the Battleships in the Navy. [n.d.]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294521. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Explanation—Re: “Fire Control System”—as now fitted to the Battleships in the Navy. [n.d.]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294521.
APA:
Unknown., [n.d.]. Explanation—Re: “Fire Control System”—as now fitted to the Battleships in the Navy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294521.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
