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'Catapult (ballista) acc[ording] to Vetruvius, standard sinew torsion type for arrows'

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/10/4/2/5/6/40

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

The character 中 has not been translated each time it is used. It means China / Chinese. If a title written on the slide by Joseph Needham is used, this title is placed within inverted commas.

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

Joseph Needham's category: Martial Technology; Arcuballistae, Projectile Weapons II.

Physical Description

Glass slide 8 x 8 cm

General

Slide source: Schramm (1), Pl.9.

Repository Details

Part of the Needham Research Institute Repository

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