Illustrations of school classics, arranged and described (1903)
Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948 · London, Macmillan · leaf 448
at their utmost tension. The runner is prevented frommoving forward by a catch working in a rack. Thehandle (e) is then moved back again, so that the backpart of the catch, being heavier than the front, falls,raising the claws in front and releasing the string,Avhich, drawn forward by its own… … The main principles of the ballista (Ai0o/3dAos, 7reT/jo/3dAos)are the same as those of the catapulta (see No. 483), butas it was used chiefly for throwing stones, the line of discharge was directed upwards at an angle of anything under 45 degrees. 392 ILLUSTRATIONS OF SCHOOL CLASSICS 485.…
Classical antiquities
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