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Article: Artist's drawing comes to life.(Leonardo da Vinci's bridge drawing)
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- Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin)
- Article date:
- February 1, 2002
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Many years ago, a famous artist above drew a picture of a bridge. But at the time, no one was skilled enough to build it. Now, 500 years later, the bridge has finally been built.
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Leonardo da Vinci--an Italian artist and scientist who lived from 1452-1519. Trained to be a painter, da Vinci also studied many other fields, including anatomy, astronomy, botany, and geometry. He also designed and drew plans for machines and other inventions.
Norway--a country in northern Europe located west of Sweden
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