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  1. Birdjaguar

    Being a Tourist in Italy

    In the Travel thread I was asked about my trip to Italy in April. Given that it was a long trip with many new (to me) tourist issues, a separate thread seemed like a better way to respond. Outline of my trip: Flew from NY to Rome on ITA Airways and arrived on April 10th Train to Florence on the...
  2. mattwho

    Matt's Leaders: Leonardo da Vinci

    A polymath of the high renaissance - Leonardo da Vinci was a master ahead of his time in engineering, science, art, and anything else he put his mind to. Invent technological marvels before their time: bringing steam cannons and wheellocks into Antiquity, and bringing steam tanks and...
  3. mattwho

    Matt's Leaders: Leonardo da Vinci 3

    A polymath of the high renaissance - Leonardo da Vinci was a master ahead of his time in engineering, science, art, and anything else he put his mind to. Invent technological marvels before their time: bringing steam cannons and wheellocks into Antiquity, and bringing steam tanks and...
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