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Hang a chain, flip it upside down, and you have the perfect arch
In 1675 Robert Hooke hid a building secret in an anagram. Decoded after his death, it said: as hangs a flexible cable, so, inverted, stand the touching pieces…
Engineering
5 min read
27 Sep