The reading states that we have several reasons to suspect that the story of the burning mirror is just a myth and the Greeks of Syracuse never rally built such a device and provides three reasons of support. However, the professor states that this is unconvincing and refutes each of the authors' reasons. First, the reading states that the ancient Greeks were not technologically advanced enough to make such a device. The professor opposes this point by saying that the ancient Greek should not use one sheet of cooper to produce parabolic curvature. Instead, the professor states that people could use assembly of dozens of copper polish sheets to produce parabolic shape of a large mirror. Second, the reading states the burning mirror would
