How did Archimedes use mirrors to burn up invaders' ships?
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Archimedes did not use mirrors to burn up the Roman invaders' ships. This myth claims that by focusing the sun's rays, Archimedes' mirrors raised the temperature of the ships enough that they caught fire. ... It would be impractical for the Greeks to produce, perfectly align, and effectively use 440 mirrors in 214 BC.
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Archimedes did not use mirrors to burn up the Roman invaders' ships. This myth claims that by focusing the sun's rays, Archimedes' mirrors raised the temperature of the ships enough that they caught fire. ... It would be impractical for the Greeks to produce, perfectly align, and effectively use 440 mirrors in 214 BC.
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