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... Leonardo da Vinci ( 1452-1519 ) , one of the greatest intel- lects of a great age , a multitude of practical ... Leonardo's many daring but re- markably practical constructions , and his equally practical anticipations : likewise with ...
... Leonardo da Vinci ( 1452-1519 ) , one of the greatest intel- lects of a great age , a multitude of practical ... Leonardo's many daring but re- markably practical constructions , and his equally practical anticipations : likewise with ...
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... Leonardo's hopeful anticipations of the future : but those who have lived during the last half century have experienced both the mechanical tri- umphs and the human terror they have generated , and we know , even better than Leonardo ...
... Leonardo's hopeful anticipations of the future : but those who have lived during the last half century have experienced both the mechanical tri- umphs and the human terror they have generated , and we know , even better than Leonardo ...
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... Leonardo had at least a glimpse of what was missing from the mechan- ical world picture . He knew that the man he ... Leonardo's talents , as happens to so many of the best scientists and technicians today , were at war with his ...
... Leonardo had at least a glimpse of what was missing from the mechan- ical world picture . He knew that the man he ... Leonardo's talents , as happens to so many of the best scientists and technicians today , were at war with his ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
THE GIFT OF TONGUES | 72 |
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