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| العنوان: |
The trebuchet. (cover story) |
| المؤلفون: |
Chevedden, Paul E., Eigenbrod, Les |
| المصدر: |
Scientific American; Jul95, Vol. 273 Issue 1, p66, 6p, 11 Color Photographs, 5 Diagrams |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
ANCIENT weapons, PROJECTILE points, ENGINES of war (Ancient weapons) |
| مستخلص: |
Describes the architecture of the trebuchet, a medieval siege engine invented in China that could launch missiles weighing a ton. Comparison between the trebuchet and the catapult; Use of the trebuchet by Islamic and Mongol armies; Principle behind the design of the trebuchet; Modification of early designs to increase the weapon's range; Failure of attempts to expand the trebuchet's principles. INSET: The physics of the trebuchet.. |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
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