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What type of mechanical device did Leonardo da Vinci design to measure humidity?
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Hygrometer
Which Leonardo da Vinci machine used a screw mechanism to lift water?
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Archimedes’ screw
What surveying device did Leonardo da Vinci design to measure distances traveled by counting wheel rotations?
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Odometer
What type of machine did Leonardo da Vinci design to pump water using linked buckets?
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A chain pump
What kind of mechanical figure did Leonardo da Vinci design for a 1495 Milanese festival?
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A humanoid robot
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Which Leonardo da Vinci machine used a screw mechanism to lift water?
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Archimedes’ screw
What kind of mechanical figure did Leonardo da Vinci design for a 1495 Milanese festival?
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A humanoid robot
Which pseudonym did J.K. Rowling use when The Cuckoo’s Calling was first published?
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