08-25-2004, 03:27 PM
My theory is that ALL palintones, i.e. the Greek and Roman wooden-framed stone-throwers and the Roman metal-framed arrow-shooters were inswingers. You can read an abstract with the diagrams on my webpage.<br>
All those machines share a common basic design and that implies that all of them were either inswingers or outswingers. You cannot pick one kind or size of palintone and say: 'This one is an inswinger' and then another one and say: 'This is an outswinger'<br>
It is totally scientific to be wrong (provided that one is ready to acknowledge it) but not to be unconsistent!<br>
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Aitor <p></p><i></i>
All those machines share a common basic design and that implies that all of them were either inswingers or outswingers. You cannot pick one kind or size of palintone and say: 'This one is an inswinger' and then another one and say: 'This is an outswinger'<br>
It is totally scientific to be wrong (provided that one is ready to acknowledge it) but not to be unconsistent!<br>
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Aitor <p></p><i></i>
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