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What Leonardo da Vinci invention was a large crossbow designed to launch stones or bolts?
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Giant crossbow
What Leonardo da Vinci invention used paddles to propel a boat through water?
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Paddle boat
What military machine did Leonardo da Vinci design to hurl stones with a spring-powered arm?
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Catapult
What lifting machine did Leonardo da Vinci design using a spiral screw to raise heavy loads?
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Screw jack
What safety device did Leonardo da Vinci sketch in 1485, using a pyramid-shaped frame and cloth canopy?
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Parachute
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What mechanical principle did Leonardo da Vinci illustrate with early ball bearings?
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Reduced friction
What instrument did Leonardo da Vinci design to produce continuous music with bowed strings?
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Viola organista
What wheeled invention did Leonardo da Vinci design to move without being pushed by a person or animal?
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Self-propelled cart
What humanoid automaton did Leonardo da Vinci design for a Milanese court celebration in 1495?
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Leonardo’s robot