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The art of the catapult : build Greek ballistae, Roman onagers, English trebuchets, and more ancient artillery / William Gurstelle.
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- ISBN: 1556525265 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: xvii, 172 p. : ill., map.
- Publisher: Chicago : Chicago Review Press, 2004.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-168) and index. |
| Target Audience Note: | "Ages 10 & up"--P. [4] of cover. |
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| Subject: | Catapult > History. Ballista > History. Catapult > Design and construction. Ballista > Design and construction. |
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William Gurstelle is the author of Absinthe and Flamethrowers, The Art of the Catapult, the bestselling Backyard Ballistics, Building Bots, Whoosh, Boom, Splat, and Notes from the Technology Underground. He is a professional engineer who has been researching and building model catapults and ballistic devices for more than 30 years. He is a contributing editor at Make magazine and writes frequently for Wired, The Rake, and several other national magazines. He can be contacted at nfttu.blogspot.com.
