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Old 19-08-2010, 06:51 PM
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Archimedes was into screw spirals, wasn't he ??
Yep. He was the same fellow that helped destroy the invading Roman fleet by designing crude parabolic mirrors that set fire to the Roman ships. He also invented a mechanical claw that grabbed the Roman ships and smashed them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_o...E2%80%93212_BC)

It shows that mathematicians can be very practical people.

Steven
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