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Doing DaVinci

Doing DaVinci

Description: A painter extraordinaire, Leonardo da Vinci was also a successful architect and engineer, and his drawings of military weapons have been studied for hundreds of years. Now, in this six-part series, a team of builders, engineers and historians attempt to build these weapons, including a futuristic armoured tank and a scythe chariot, using materials that were available only during da Vinci's time.
Genre: Reality-TV
Year Released: 2009
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 10
First episode air date: April 13, 2009
Network: Discovery Channel
Cast: Bill Duggan
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