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These devices come from antiquity. Remember the Biblical tale of David using a slingshot to vanquish the giant Goliath. The Australian Aborigines Woomera, a throwing stick is quite similar, and dates to at least 5000 years ago.
The Romans developed Catapults into an efficient and powerful war weapon.
They do not necessarily need elastic as an energy store.
In aeronautics, we use the gravitational well of a planet as a slingsot to enhance the speed of a exploratory vessel.
In the above uses, the operating principle is similar to that of an aircraft catapult as used on aircraft carriers.
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How do you make a catapult?
you make a catapult!
How many people did it take to make a catapult?
The exact number of people it takes to make a medieval catapult. :-)
Who invented the first catapult?
The catapult was first used by the army of the Roman Empire. History does not record the name of the Roman engineer who first invented it.
How was the first catapult used?
In war
Where can you find pictures of a catapult?
Go to pictures of the catapult and click on the first caption that comes up.
How do you make simple catapult?
You don't.
Why did Tyrant make the catapult?
to make the work easy.
Inventor of catapult?
The exact first person ever to construct a catapult is unknown, however, the first civilisation to use the catapult was Rome, who designed catapults as siege weapons to aid in the expansion of its empire. The catapult was later adopted by other nationalities whowarred against each other.
What year was the first catapult invented?
339BC.
When was the first catapult invented?
about 400 BC
When was catapult first used?
400 bc
What was the first catapult ever made?
Hizan made the first catapult to throw Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) {pbuh} into the fire after he destroyed his people's idols.
