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• About 1482 Leonardo entered the service of the duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza, having written the duke an astonishing letter in which he stated that he could build portable bridges; that he knew the techniques of constructing bombardments and of mak…

  in When was leonardo da vincis catapult desighned? Comment by staisil June 2021
• About 1482 Leonardo entered the service of the duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza, having written the duke an astonishing letter in which he stated that he could build portable bridges; that he knew the techniques of constructing bombardments and of mak…

  in When was leonardo da vincis catapult desighned? Comment by staisil June 2021
• Spain called him a pirate. Around 1563 Drake first sailed west to the Spanish Main, drawn by the immense wealth accruing from Spain's monopoly on New World silver. Drake took an immediate dislike to the Spanish, at least in part due to their mist…

  in Was Sir Francis Drake a Pirate? Comment by staisil May 2021
• Spain called him a pirate. Around 1563 Drake first sailed west to the Spanish Main, drawn by the immense wealth accruing from Spain's monopoly on New World silver. Drake took an immediate dislike to the Spanish, at least in part due to their mist…

  in Was Sir Francis Drake a Pirate? Comment by staisil May 2021
• About 1482 Leonardo entered the service of the duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza, having written the duke an astonishing letter in which he stated that he could build portable bridges; that he knew the techniques of constructing bombardments and of mak…

  in When was leonardo da vincis catapult desighned? Comment by staisil May 2021