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jan 1, 212 BC - Burning Mirrors

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It is believed that Archimedes invented these to protect Syracuse from enemy ships by setting them ablaze. However, many people also believe that it is just cannons in its depictions. One depiction in 212 B.C. shows the Burning Mirror burning a fleet of ships.

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Scientists and Inventors and Their Discovers or Inventions W.I.P.

BySaul Goodman
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jan 1, 212 BC
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~ 2238 years ago

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