Do-It-Yourself Engineering. Episode 17, A Tale of Three Catapults.
Material type: FilmPublisher number: 6756797 | KanopyPublisher: The Great Courses, 2017Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (36 minutes): digital, .flv file, soundContent type:- two-dimensional moving image
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- online resource
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Film
In Process Record.
Stephen Ressler
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2017.
Delve into the history of the most potent artillery weapons in the era before gunpowder: catapults. Examine the workings of the ballista, onager, and trebuchet. Then get started on a model ballista capable of hurling a golf ball 200 feet. Analyze the machine's nylon torsion springs to ensure that they can store enough elastic energy to achieve the required 200-foot range.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
In English