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This is about [[Wikipedia|Wikipedia's]] article on ''Fausto Veranzio''.

This is about [[Wikipedia|Wikipedia's]] article on ''Fausto Veranzio''.

'''Fausto Veranzio''' is another article on Wikipedia that exhibits [[Nationalistic Editing on Wikipedia|nationalistic editing]]. Fausto Veranzio (''or'' Faust Vrančić) <ref> Pronounced in Croatian-''Vranchich''. The last ''ch'' is pronounce more softly.</ref> was '''historically''' a citizen of the ''Republic of Venice'' in the 16th and 17th century. He does have a Croatian background through family lineage.<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wBg90lSgkQQC&pg=PA121&dq=Travels+Into+Dalmatia++Veranzio&hl=en&ei=eYSsTJ6_M4q4vgPk6oWnBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Travels Into Dalmatia] by Abbe Alberto Fortis (p121)</ref>  He was a brilliant scientist in his day and is noted for his invention of the parachute.<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?lr=&cd=27&num=100&as_brr=0&id=TM2EAAAAIAAJ&dq=Fausto+Veranzio+italian&q=Fausto+Veranzio+Venetian#search_anchor He's in the Paratroops Now] by Alfred Day Rathbone (p172)</ref>  

'''Fausto Veranzio''' is another article on Wikipedia that exhibits [[Nationalistic Editing on Wikipedia|nationalistic editing]]. Fausto Veranzio (''or'' Faust Vrančić) <ref> Pronounced in Croatian-''Vranchich''. The last ''ch'' is pronounce more softly.</ref> was '''historically''' a citizen of the ''Republic of Venice'' in the 16th and 17th century. He is a Croatian with a Dalmatian heritage.<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wBg90lSgkQQC&pg=PA121&dq=Travels+Into+Dalmatia++Veranzio&hl=en&ei=eYSsTJ6_M4q4vgPk6oWnBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Travels Into Dalmatia] by Abbe Alberto Fortis (p121)</ref>  Fausto was a brilliant scientist in his day and is noted for his invention of the parachute.<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?lr=&cd=27&num=100&as_brr=0&id=TM2EAAAAIAAJ&dq=Fausto+Veranzio+italian&q=Fausto+Veranzio+Venetian#search_anchor He's in the Paratroops Now] by Alfred Day Rathbone (p172)</ref>  

{{Cquote|'''Wikipedia states''': '' ... he was a polymath and bishop from Croatia.'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fausto_Veranzio|title=Wikipedia: Fausto Veranzio|date=[[2010]]|accessdate=2010-10-04}}</ref> (3rd of October 2010)}} It '''must''' be stated that this man was from the ''Republic of Venice'' not from Croatia, in fact Croatia did not exist as a sovereign state for at least three hundred years after his time.

{{Cquote|'''Wikipedia states''': '' ... he was a polymath and bishop from Croatia.'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fausto_Veranzio|title=Wikipedia: Fausto Veranzio|date=[[2010]]|accessdate=2010-10-04}}</ref> (3rd of October 2010)}} It '''must''' be stated that this man was from the ''Republic of Venice'' not from Croatia, in fact Croatia did not exist as a sovereign state for at least three hundred years after his time.

*Veranzio's, Machinae Novae (Venice 1595) contained designs of 56 different machines, tools, devices and technical concepts.Two variants of this work exist, one with the ''"Declaratio"'' in Latin and Italian. The book was written in [[Italian language|Italian]], [[German language|German]], [[French language|French]] and Spanish. Veranzio died in Venice in 1617  and was buried in Dalmatia, near by his family's country house.

*Veranzio's, Machinae Novae (Venice 1595) contained designs of 56 different machines, tools, devices and technical concepts.Two variants of this work exist, one with the ''"Declaratio"'' in [[Latin]] and Italian. The book was written in [[Italian language|Italian]], [[German language|German]], [[French language|French]] and Spanish. Veranzio died in Venice in 1617  and was buried in Dalmatia, near by his family's country house.

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