| Description |
1 online resource (194 pages) |
| Contents |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Time Line; Introduction: The Days Before Gunpowder; 1 Always Be Careful; 2 The Science of Siege; 3 Catapults Around the World; 4 Shooting Snakes in a Barrel--The Catapults ofAlexander the Great; 5 A Black Flag Flies over Acre--Saladin, Richard, and the Third Crusade; 6 Cabulus, the Great Horse Trebuchet; 7 John Crabbe--Tinkerer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy; 8 The Hammer of the Scots; 9 The Sun Sets on Catapult Warfare; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover |
| Summary |
Whether playing at defending their own castle or simply chucking pumpkins over a fence, wannabe marauders and tinkerers will become fast acquainted with Ludgar, the War Wolf, Ill Neighbor, Cabulus, and the Wild Donkeyancient artillery devices known commonly as catapults. Building these simple yet sophisticated machines introduces fundamentals of math and physics using levers, force, torsion, tension, and traction. Instructions and diagrams illustrate how to build seven authentic working model catapults, including an early Greek ballista, a Roman onager, and the apex of catapult technology, th |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Catapult -- History
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Ballista -- History
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Catapult -- Design and construction
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Ballista -- Design and construction
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Ballista
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Catapult
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781556526879 |
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1556526873 |
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