Also known as a "nothing machine", the trammel of Archimedes can draw a perfect ellipse. It is believed to date back to Proclus (V century CE) and perhaps even to the time of Archimedes (III century BCE) [source, pocket83: buff.ly/3PLkbA3]
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how come it doesnt draw a circle? all distances and neasurements among the components appear to be equal...?
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Tätä on tullut mietittyäkin, ja miten tietynkoisen ellipsin piirtäminen mitoitetaan, narulenkkiä käyttäen, joka kiertää kahta toisistaan välimatkan päässä olevia kitopiste nauloja.
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if you were going to build one of these, what would you make the block out of?
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Am i crazy or not because i just have a thought that is Solar system, and feel like The Sun suck it all@energy
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Can that be used to create a motor for vehicle transport, or power generation/water pump?
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