Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
specchi ustori di Archimede
English translation:
Archimede's burning mirror/s OR the burning mirror/s of Archimedes
Added to glossary by
liz askew
Mar 8, 2011 20:16
13 yrs ago
Italian term
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Native in: Italian 
specchi ustori di Archimede
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specchi ustori
Gli specchi ustori di Archimede
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | Archimede's burning mirror/s OR the burning mirror/s of Archimedes |
liz askew
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| 1 | Archimedes' parabolic mirrors |
Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
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Mar 21, 2011 19:06: liz askew Created KOG entry
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Archimede's burning mirror/s OR the burning mirror/s of Archimedes
Miti e leggende di Siracusa
But the invention of Archimedes who more has hit the popular fantasy is Specchi Ustori (burning mirrors). The tradition tells, in fact, that Archimedes had ...
www.syracusae.info/Miti/miti-e.htm - Cached
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PiPhilology
... Text: Che n' ebbe d' utile Archimede da ustori vetri sua somma scoperta ? ... (ustori vetri [ancient Italian] = specchi ustori = burning mirrors) From: ...
www.fe.up.pt/~fsilva/port/pi2.html - Cached - Simila
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Note added at 19 mins (2011-03-08 20:36:10 GMT)
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What's happening in the mathematical sciences - Google Books Result
Dana Mackenzie, American Mathematical Society - 2009 - Mathematics - 127 pages
His "burning mirrors" (parabolic mirrors designed to focus sunlight onto enemy ships) supposedly saved the city of Syracuse from Roman attack. ...
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0821844784
But the invention of Archimedes who more has hit the popular fantasy is Specchi Ustori (burning mirrors). The tradition tells, in fact, that Archimedes had ...
www.syracusae.info/Miti/miti-e.htm - Cached
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PiPhilology
... Text: Che n' ebbe d' utile Archimede da ustori vetri sua somma scoperta ? ... (ustori vetri [ancient Italian] = specchi ustori = burning mirrors) From: ...
www.fe.up.pt/~fsilva/port/pi2.html - Cached - Simila
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Note added at 19 mins (2011-03-08 20:36:10 GMT)
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What's happening in the mathematical sciences - Google Books Result
Dana Mackenzie, American Mathematical Society - 2009 - Mathematics - 127 pages
His "burning mirrors" (parabolic mirrors designed to focus sunlight onto enemy ships) supposedly saved the city of Syracuse from Roman attack. ...
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0821844784
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Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
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Archimedes' parabolic mirrors
Not sure, of course, about "ustori". But Archimedes invented parabolic mirrors.
Reference comments
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Reference:
Box Canvas Print of Archimedes Burning Mirror, device used at the ...
Box Canvas Print of Archimedes Burning Mirror, device used at the Siege of Syracuse, 215-212 from Heritage-Images: Amazon.co.uk: Kitchen & Home.
www.amazon.co.uk › ... › Artwork › Art Prints › Decorative Art - Cached
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Framed Print of Archimedes Burning Mirror, device used at the ...
Framed Print of Archimedes Burning Mirror, device used at the Siege of ...
www.amazon.co.uk › ... › Artwork › Art Prints › Decorative Art - Cached
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Reflections of the 'Burning mirrors of Archimedes'. With a ...
by AA Mills - 1992 - Cited by 2 - Related articles
Reflections of the 'Burning mirrors of Archimedes'. With a consideration of the ... Affiliations. Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Leicester Univ., UK. Journal ...
iopscience.iop.org/0143-0807/13/6/004
Archimedes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Archimedes may have used mirrors acting collectively as a parabolic ... Centuries later, Anthemius of Tralles mentions burning-glasses as Archimedes' weapon. ..... November 29, 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6191462.stm. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes - Cached - Similar
Archimedes Book List
“The Legend of Archimedes and the Burning Mirrors of Syracuse” Fire Research Note 576/1965, Fire Research Organisation, Borehamwood, UK (1965). ...
www.math93.com/Archimedes Book List.htm - Cached
Box Canvas Print of Archimedes Burning Mirror, device used at the Siege of Syracuse, 215-212 from Heritage-Images: Amazon.co.uk: Kitchen & Home.
www.amazon.co.uk › ... › Artwork › Art Prints › Decorative Art - Cached
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Framed Print of Archimedes Burning Mirror, device used at the ...
Framed Print of Archimedes Burning Mirror, device used at the Siege of ...
www.amazon.co.uk › ... › Artwork › Art Prints › Decorative Art - Cached
Show more results from amazon.co.uk
Reflections of the 'Burning mirrors of Archimedes'. With a ...
by AA Mills - 1992 - Cited by 2 - Related articles
Reflections of the 'Burning mirrors of Archimedes'. With a consideration of the ... Affiliations. Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Leicester Univ., UK. Journal ...
iopscience.iop.org/0143-0807/13/6/004
Archimedes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Archimedes may have used mirrors acting collectively as a parabolic ... Centuries later, Anthemius of Tralles mentions burning-glasses as Archimedes' weapon. ..... November 29, 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6191462.stm. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes - Cached - Similar
Archimedes Book List
“The Legend of Archimedes and the Burning Mirrors of Syracuse” Fire Research Note 576/1965, Fire Research Organisation, Borehamwood, UK (1965). ...
www.math93.com/Archimedes Book List.htm - Cached
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