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The Bridge ("Ponte salvatico"). Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana. Artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). (Photo by Heritage Images/Getty Images)

The Bridge ("Ponte salvatico"). Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana. Artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). (Photo by Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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Water pumps, circa 1480. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana. Artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). (Photo by Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Water pumps, circa 1480. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana. Artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). (Photo by Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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Machine to produce gold foil, circa 1493. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana. Artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). (Photo by Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Machine to produce gold foil, circa 1493. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana. Artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). (Photo by Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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Catapults, c. 1490. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Catapults, c. 1490. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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Water pumps, circa 1480. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana. Artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images via Getty Images)

Water pumps, circa 1480. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana. Artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images via Getty Images)