Archimedes' heat ray

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:sword
gptkbp:allegedInvolvement burning Roman ships during the Siege of Syracuse
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Archimedes' death ray
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Archimedes
gptkbp:category optical devices
ancient Greek inventions
military legends
gptkbp:depictedIn ancient and modern literature
gptkbp:describedBy a device that allegedly used mirrors to focus sunlight onto enemy ships
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 3rd century BC
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Archimedes' heat ray
gptkbp:location gptkb:Syracuse,_Sicily
gptkbp:status disputed
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:MythBusters_experiments
scientific investigations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Archimède
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7