Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 15:12:02 -0500

Author: "Thomas J Senior"

Subject: Archimedes Death Ray Myth busters type thing Optics

Post:

Hi Pholks,
Here is an interesting web site from the PTRA list serve.

Tom

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http://web.mit.edu/2.009/www/lectures/10_ArchimedesResult.html

If you go to the above site, there are some neat
pictures and a story about some researchers who
decided to test out that story about Archimedes
devising a long-distance weapon to set ships afire.

Linda Fox

Thomas J. Senior
New Trier High School
385 Winnetka Ave
Winnetka, IL 60093-4295
847-784-6739
From rueckner@fas.harvard.edu Thu Oct 13 16:57:09 2005