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What device did Leonardo da Vinci design to measure changes in humidity?

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A hygrometer

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What type of lock did Leonardo da Vinci design for canals to help boats pass changes in water level?

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A miter lock

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What measuring instrument did Leonardo da Vinci design to indicate wind speed?

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Anemometer

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What kind of cannon arrangement did Leonardo da Vinci design with multiple barrels firing in sequence?

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Organ gun

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What musical instrument did Leonardo da Vinci design with a keyboard and a continuously bowed string mechanism?

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Viola organista

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What type of machine did Leonardo da Vinci design to perform human-like movements?

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Robot

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What was Leonardo da Vinci’s proposed armored fighting vehicle commonly called?

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Tank

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What simple mechanical device did Leonardo da Vinci study in designs for reducing friction between moving parts?

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Ball bearing

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What rotating machine did Leonardo da Vinci design as an early ancestor of the modern helicopter?

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Aerial screw

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What was Leonardo da Vinci’s self-propelled cart designed to do without animals or a person pushing it?

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Move by itself

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What geometric shape did Leonardo da Vinci use for his proposed parachute canopy?

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Pyramid

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What name is given to Leonardo da Vinci’s proposed human-powered flying machine with flapping wings?

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Ornithopter

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