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| ===Education and political activities=== | | ===Education and political activities=== |
− | As a youth, Veranzio was interested in science. Still a child, he moved to Venice, where he attended schools, and then to Padua to join the University of Padua, where he focused on law, physics, engineering and mechanics. | + | As a child, he moved to Venice, where he attended schools, and then to Padua to join the University of Padua, where he focused on law, physics, engineering and mechanics. |
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| At the court of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor/King Rudolf II, in Hradcany Castle, in Prague, Veranzio was chancellor for Hungary and Transylvania often in contact with Johannes Kepler and Tycho Brahe. After his wife's death, Veranzio left for Hungary. In 1598, he got the title of ''Episcŏpus Csanadiensis''. In 1609, back in Venice, he joined the brotherhood of Paul of Tarsus/Saint Paul of Tarsus and committed himself to the study of science. Veranzio died in 1617 in Venice and was buried in Dalmatia, near his family's countryhouse. | | At the court of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor/King Rudolf II, in Hradcany Castle, in Prague, Veranzio was chancellor for Hungary and Transylvania often in contact with Johannes Kepler and Tycho Brahe. After his wife's death, Veranzio left for Hungary. In 1598, he got the title of ''Episcŏpus Csanadiensis''. In 1609, back in Venice, he joined the brotherhood of Paul of Tarsus/Saint Paul of Tarsus and committed himself to the study of science. Veranzio died in 1617 in Venice and was buried in Dalmatia, near his family's countryhouse. |
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| ==Polymath and inventor== | | ==Polymath and inventor== |
| Veranzio's masterwork, ''Machinae Novae'' (Venice 1595), contained 49 large pictures depicting 56 different machines, tools/devices, and technical concepts. | | Veranzio's masterwork, ''Machinae Novae'' (Venice 1595), contained 49 large pictures depicting 56 different machines, tools/devices, and technical concepts. |