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:If you visit the ”Faust Vrančić” Memorial Centre on the quaint little island of Prvić, where he spent his summers as a boy, you can see some of his other inventions, such as the suspension bridge that would not come into use until a few hundred years later.<ref name=crhr>[https://croatia.hr/en-gb/culture-and-arts/a-bit-of-trivia/a-brilliant-mind-the-flying-man-from-sibenik A brilliant mind: “The Flying Man” from Šibenik] at Croatia.hr</ref> | :If you visit the ”Faust Vrančić” Memorial Centre on the quaint little island of Prvić, where he spent his summers as a boy, you can see some of his other inventions, such as the suspension bridge that would not come into use until a few hundred years later.<ref name=crhr>[https://croatia.hr/en-gb/culture-and-arts/a-bit-of-trivia/a-brilliant-mind-the-flying-man-from-sibenik A brilliant mind: “The Flying Man” from Šibenik] at Croatia.hr</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 17:53, 7 December 2022
Faust Vrančić aka Fausto Veranzio was a "Croatian inventor, diplomat, engineer and linguist" who published a design for a functional parachute in 1615.[1] His book was called Machinae Novae (New Machines). For more: w:Fausto Veranzio
- If you visit the ”Faust Vrančić” Memorial Centre on the quaint little island of Prvić, where he spent his summers as a boy, you can see some of his other inventions, such as the suspension bridge that would not come into use until a few hundred years later.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A brilliant mind: “The Flying Man” from Šibenik at Croatia.hr
| Names | Faust Vrančić; Fausto Veranzio |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 1551 |
| Death date | 1617 |
| Countries | HR, Croatia |
| Locations | Šibenik |
| Occupations | diplomat, engineer, linguist, inventor |
| Tech areas | Parachute |
| Affiliations | |
| Wikidata id | Q251738 |
