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Did the Romans Have Metal Springs?

According to J. G. Landels, Engineering in the Ancient World PP. 127 - 128, a Greek engineer by the name of Ctesibus describes the making of springy bronze by adding an extra three percent of tin to the common red bronze alloy of the day, then casting it into the shape needed and "case hardening" it with light hammer blows.


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