What water-lifting machine did Leonardo da Vinci design with a chain of containers?
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Bucket-chain pump
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What water-lifting machine did Leonardo da Vinci design with a chain of containers?
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Bucket-chain pump
What lifting machine did Leonardo da Vinci sketch with a spiral screw for raising heavy loads?
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Screw jack
What humanoid machine did Leonardo da Vinci design for a 1495 Milan court festival?
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A mechanical knight
What form of artificial respiration did Leonardo da Vinci propose using a bellows for a submerged diver?
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Diving bell
What canal device did Leonardo da Vinci design with interlocking angled gates to control water levels?
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Miter lock
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