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1.) Weekend Wings #26: Survivors
Over one day ago | Sun Aug 3 10:38:00 PDT 2008
The Croatian polymath Faust Vran?i? published a book in 1595 called Machinae Novae. It contained 40 pictures depicting 56 different machines, devices and technical concepts, including the first-ever Western designs for suspension ...
From Peter
2.) A Brief History of Parachutes
Over one day ago | Sat Aug 9 18:29:00 PDT 2008
In 1617 Faust Vrancic was the first person to be able to make a successful jump with a parachute. Jean Pierre Blanchard developed his own parachute as a means to get off a hot air balloon. His first demonstrations were done with a dog ...
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3.) Faust Vrancic (1551- 1617)
Over one day ago | Thu Jan 25 19:45:00 PST 2007
Works Cited: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faust_Vran%C4%8Di%C4%87, http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blparachute.htm, http://www.croatians.com/INVENT-PARACHUTE-VRANCIC.htm and ...
From Kristen :)
4.) parachute
Over one day ago | Sun Jan 13 8:30:00 PST 2008
Faust Vran?i? sketched designs used for one of the first parachutes in 1595. In the 9th century, an Arab Muslim daredevil named Armen Firman jumped from a tower in Córdoba using a loose cloak stiffened with wooden struts to arrest his ...
From parachute
5.) Some suggestions about Croatia
Over one day ago | Fri Jan 5 10:57:00 PST 2007
I know its less than 3 weeks remaining until the game will be released,but,you could add these two advisors from Croatia if you haven't already: Faust Vran?i?-A man who invented parachute,can be considered as a type of Croatian Leonardo ...
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6.) inventors-inventions
Over one day ago | Sat Jan 27 23:13:00 PST 2007
Louis R. Vitullo, (1924?-2006), United States ? developed the first "sexual assault evidence kit"; Alessandro Volta, (1745-1827), Italy ? battery; Faust Vran?i?, (1551-1617), Croatia ? parachute ...
From prelims 2007
7.) Fly in a balloon across Croatia
Over one day ago | Thu Feb 28 12:05:00 PST 2008
Although parachute in nowadays shape was invented in the late 18th century (it?s credit of Frenchman Louis-Sebastien Lenormand in 1783, and first jump was taken by Jean-Pierre Blanchard in 1785), I think that Faust Vran?i? also deserves ...
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