De accessu, quae epibathra graece dicitur, et de marinis machinationibus, quae per navium aditus habere posset, scripsit tantum; pollicitum esse vehementer animadverti neque rationes eorum eum explicavisse.
Concerning the Climbing Machine, which in Greek is called epibathra, and concerning the use, in naval engineering, of such a machine for boarding a ship, he just made mention. I noted especially that after making a promise he failed to explain their proportions.
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