What type of mechanism did Leonardo da Vinci design to move water between different levels?
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Archimedes’ screw
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What type of mechanism did Leonardo da Vinci design to move water between different levels?
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Archimedes’ screw
What solar-energy device did Leonardo da Vinci investigate using concave mirrors?
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Solar furnace
What type of flying machine did Leonardo da Vinci model on the wings of a bat?
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An ornithopter
What did Leonardo da Vinci’s mechanical knight appear to be wearing?
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Armor
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What solar-energy device did Leonardo da Vinci investigate using concave mirrors?
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Solar furnace
What type of flying machine did Leonardo da Vinci model on the wings of a bat?
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An ornithopter
What type of vehicle did Leonardo da Vinci sketch as a protected military machine?
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An armored vehicle
What self-moving cart did Leonardo da Vinci design as an early programmable machine?
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Self-propelled cart
Which Japanese foreign minister signed the surrender document aboard USS Missouri?
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Mamoru Shigemitsu
Who represented the Allied powers as Supreme Commander at Japan’s surrender ceremony?
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Douglas MacArthur
Which Japanese emperor announced the surrender to the Japanese public by radio in 1945?
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Emperor Hirohito