The lecture and the reading passage offer two contrasting views about the burning mirror. The article posits the three points to prove that burning mirror was never built by Greeks. While, the author refutes each point and she comes to the conclusion by using other information.
Firstly, the lecturer says that in order to create a large sized burning mirror, Greek mathematicians would have figured it out and used the small size copper plates and mending them to create a larger mirror. Whereas the author of the passage says that, to create such enormous size a huge copper sheet is required and it's questionable that Greeks had managed to arrange that.
Secondly, they both holds a contrasting view about the duration of time. The author claims
Firstly, the lecturer says that in order to create a large sized burning mirror, Greek mathematicians would have figured it out and used the small size copper plates and mending them to create a larger mirror. Whereas the author of the passage says that, to create such enormous size a huge copper sheet is required and it's questionable that Greeks had managed to arrange that.
Secondly, they both holds a contrasting view about the duration of time. The author claims