Students in grades 6-12 at Weatherford Christian School participated recently in an Engineering Day, studying physics and mechanical engineering using a medieval catapult built by James Smith, an ...
TO KINETIC ENERGY IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE. CATAPULTS ARE A BATTLE WEAPON DATING BACK TO MEDIEVAL TIMES, AND NOW THAT SAME CONCEPT SHAPES OUR DAY TO DAY LIVES. FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST MARQUISE MEDA ...
A set of medieval catapult projectiles used in a 13th-century siege that lasted almost half a year have been discovered. The eight, perfectly preserved catapult shots, some of which are huge in size, ...
Israeli troops have used a medieval-style catapult to toss fireballs across the border into Lebanon, as fighting ramps up between Israel and the Iran-backed Islamist group Hezbollah. The trebuchet, a ...
Workers and archaeologists found eight “giant” stones used as catapult ammunition during a medieval siege on a castle in the UK, photos show. Photo from English Heritage Underneath the manicured lawn ...
KENILWORTH, ENGLAND—Live Science reports that eight stone catapult shots were found outside the walls of Kenilworth Castle, which is located in England’s West Midlands. The largest sphere weighs 231 ...