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Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science
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Bartolomeo
Leonardo da Vinci
Cecilia Gallerani
Zoroastro
Il Moro
Young Leonardo da Vinci
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Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science
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New evidence suggests that many of Leonardo da Vinci's ideas can be traced to other scientists as far back as 1700 years. This film was used as the S16E5 episode of the PBS TV series Secrets of the Dead broadcast on 2017/04/05.
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2017-04-05
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