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How did Archimedes use mirrors to burn up invaders' ships?
How did Archimedes use mirrors to burn up invaders' ships?
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Archimedes did not use mirrors to burn up the Roman invaders’ ships. This myth claims that by focusing the sun’s rays, Archimedes’ mirrors raised the temperature of the ships enough that they caught fire.