Record

RefNoDEJ/2/5
LevelSeries
TitleArchimedes' burning mirrors
Date1973-2004
DescriptionMaterial related to David Jones's investigation into the myth that the mathematician Archimedes protected his city of Syracuse by setting fire to an oncoming Roman fleet with 'burning mirrors'. Largely consists of published articles on the subject and Jones's notes thereon.
Extent1 file
FormatManuscript
Printed
AccessStatusOpen
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