specchi ustori di Archimede
English translation: Archimede's burning mirror/s OR the burning mirror/s of Archimedes
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| 3 +2 | Archimede's burning mirror/s OR the burning mirror/s of Archimedes |
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Archimedes' parabolic mirrors Explanation: Not sure, of course, about "ustori". But Archimedes invented parabolic mirrors. |
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peer agreement (net): +2Archimede's burning mirror/s OR the burning mirror/s of Archimedes Explanation: Miti e leggende di Siracusa But the invention of Archimedes who more has hit the popular fantasy is Specchi Ustori (burning mirrors). The tradition tells, in fact, that Archimedes had ... www.syracusae.info/Miti/miti-e.htm - Cached ► PiPhilology ... Text: Che n' ebbe d' utile Archimede da ustori vetri sua somma scoperta ? ... (ustori vetri [ancient Italian] = specchi ustori = burning mirrors) From: ... www.fe.up.pt/~fsilva/port/pi2.html - Cached - Simila -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 19 mins (2011-03-08 20:36:10 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- What's happening in the mathematical sciences - Google Books Result Dana Mackenzie, American Mathematical Society - 2009 - Mathematics - 127 pages His "burning mirrors" (parabolic mirrors designed to focus sunlight onto enemy ships) supposedly saved the city of Syracuse from Roman attack. ... books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0821844784 |
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| Reference Reference information: Box Canvas Print of Archimedes Burning Mirror, device used at the ... Box Canvas Print of Archimedes Burning Mirror, device used at the Siege of Syracuse, 215-212 from Heritage-Images: Amazon.co.uk: Kitchen & Home. www.amazon.co.uk › ... › Artwork › Art Prints › Decorative Art - Cached ► Framed Print of Archimedes Burning Mirror, device used at the ... Framed Print of Archimedes Burning Mirror, device used at the Siege of ... www.amazon.co.uk › ... › Artwork › Art Prints › Decorative Art - Cached Show more results from amazon.co.uk Reflections of the 'Burning mirrors of Archimedes'. With a ... by AA Mills - 1992 - Cited by 2 - Related articles Reflections of the 'Burning mirrors of Archimedes'. With a consideration of the ... Affiliations. Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Leicester Univ., UK. Journal ... iopscience.iop.org/0143-0807/13/6/004 Archimedes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Archimedes may have used mirrors acting collectively as a parabolic ... Centuries later, Anthemius of Tralles mentions burning-glasses as Archimedes' weapon. ..... November 29, 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6191462.stm. ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes - Cached - Similar Archimedes Book List “The Legend of Archimedes and the Burning Mirrors of Syracuse” Fire Research Note 576/1965, Fire Research Organisation, Borehamwood, UK (1965). ... www.math93.com/Archimedes Book List.htm - Cached |
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