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== Fausto Veranzio-Faust Vrančić ==

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Fausto Veranzio in 1617, (sixty-five years old) implemented his design and tested the parachute by jumping from St Mark's Campanile in Venice. The 17th century ''Brooklyn Tidal Mill'' in Long Island (New York), is of his design and is one of the ~~most popular and~~ few still standing mills in the [[New York|New York City]] area.

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Fausto Veranzio in 1617, (then sixty-five years old) implemented his design and tested the parachute by jumping from St Mark's Campanile in Venice. The 17th century ''Brooklyn Tidal Mill'' in Long Island (New York), is based on his design and is one of the few still standing mills in the [[New York|New York City]] area.

Today a Croatian Navy rescue ship bears the name ''Faust Vrančić''.

[[File:427px-Fausto Veranzio.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Fausto Veranzio-Faust Vrančić]]

[[File:160px-Fausto Veranzio homo volans.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Fausto Veranzio's parachute design: Homo Volans (The Flying Man)]]

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== Dalmatian ==

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