What machine did Leonardo da Vinci design to lift water using a screw-shaped mechanism?
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Archimedes’ screw
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What machine did Leonardo da Vinci design to lift water using a screw-shaped mechanism?
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Archimedes’ screw
What type of machine did Leonardo da Vinci design to help a knight move like a human?
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Humanoid robot
What rotating weapon did Leonardo da Vinci sketch with several barrels arranged around a platform?
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Organ gun
What type of protective ship hull did Leonardo da Vinci propose to reduce the danger of flooding?
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Double hull
What self-propelled machine did Leonardo da Vinci design, often regarded as an ancestor of the modern car?
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Self-propelled cart
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