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21Ranged weapon — A period illustration of the Battle of Crécy. English longbowmen figure prominently in the foreground at right where they drive away the French crossbowmen. A ranged weapon is any weapon that can harm targets at distances greater than hand to… …
22Counterweight — For the Outer Limits episode, see Counterweight (The Outer Limits). Simple Crane A counterweight is an equivalent counterbalancing weight that balances a load.[1] Contents …
23Survivor: All-Stars — Genre Reality television Winner Amber Brkich (4–3) No. of episodes 16 No. of days 39 …
24Onager (siege weapon) — This article is about the siege weapon. For the horse species, see Onager. Sketch of an Onager, from Antique technology by Diels …
25technology, history of — Introduction the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …
26Space elevator — A space elevator for Earth would consist of a cable anchored to the Earth s equator, reaching into space. By attaching a counterweight at the end (or by further extending the cable upward for the same purpose), the center of mass is kept well… …
27Roman siege engines — were, for the most part, adapted from Hellenistic siege technology. Relatively small efforts were made to develop the technology; however, the Romans brought an unrelentingly aggressive style to siege warfare [Goldsworthy 2000: 144] . Caesar… …
28Balor — For the locality in Mangalore. see Bolar (Location). In Irish mythology, Balor (Balar, Bolar) of the Evil Eye was a king of the Fomorians, a race of giants. His father was Buarainech and his wife was Cethlenn. According to legend, he lived on… …
29List of Chinese inventions — A bronze Chinese crossbow mechanism with a buttplate (the wooden components have …
30Wild 9 — Infobox VG title = Wild 9 caption = developer = Shiny Entertainment publisher = Interplay designer = David Perry released = NA September 30, 1998 EU September, 1998 JP February 10, 2000 modes = Single player genre = Platform series= ratings =… …
