![]() ![]() ![]() With such flimsy foundations of the winch, its operation would have pulled the lighter winch mechanism towards the heavy load of the ship, rather than pulling the ship towards the winch. The cable pulling the ship over the ground is rather slender. 1600)Īrchimedes' Endless Screw to Drag a Ship AshoreĪ metallic worm gear mechanism as shown would probably not have been available in Archimedes' time.ĭespite the mechanical advantage of the gear mechanism, considering the friction of the ship on the ground, the operator would have had to apply superhuman force to drag the ship on to the shore. The size of the mirror is insufficient to capture and reflect enough of the sun's rays to start a fire.Īrchimedes' Endless Screw- Giulio Parigi (C. 1600)Ī planar mirror, as shown is unable to focus, or concentrate the sun's rays on a small target sufficient to ignite a fire on the wooden ship.įurthermore the rays are shown as diverging which makes them even less likely to start a fire. The casting for the iron beam would probably not have been available in Archimedes' timeĪrchimedes' Death Ray - Giulio Parigi (C. The claw or hand could not have picked up the prow of the ship from the water with the grip as shown There's no visible way of operating the grip of the claw mechanism. There's no visible way of raising or lowering the arm. The ship would have to be immediately in front of the claw to be captured or the claw mechanism would have to be portable. "Room of the Mathematicians" Uffizi Gallery, FlorenceĪrchimedes' Iron Claw to Destroy Enemy Ships He would not have approved of his reputation being tarnished in this way.Ĭomments ( What would Archimedes think? )Īrchimedes' Iron Claw - Giulio Parigi (C. They represent how the artist imagined the devices to be and "imagine" is the appropriate word since what is depicted would be totally impractical and anachronistic and nothing like what Archimedes was capable of.Īrchimedes no doubt conceived machines to fulfil the tasks described below, but he would have recognised the limitations of the materials at his disposal and his designs would most likely have been much more practical than those illustrated here. They include the "Iron Claw" featuring an absurd giant metal arm with a clenched fist at the end but no visible controlling mechanisms, the so called "Death Ray" directed by a single planar mirror, and a painting showing a man hauling a large boat onto a beach by means of a metal worm drive reduction gear. In the absence of written records, artists and illustrators have tried to depict Archimedes devices and mechanisms.Ĩ00 years after Archimedes' death, In 1600 Giulio Parigi painted several pictures which are displayed in the "Room of the Mathematicians" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. Woodbank does not monitor or record these emailsĪrchimedes' Machines - As Imagined by Others ![]()
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