Leonardo da vinci

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Renaissance Man: Leonardo Da Vinci

Mr. Clutter

VMS Library

Spring 2008

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Leonardo the Scientist

Studied many topics such as anatomy, zoology, botany, geology, optics, aerodynamics and hydrodynamics among others

He was fascinated by the study of physiognomy, the “science” of evaluating a person’s character by his or her facial features

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Leonardo the Artist

Leonardo’s desire to paint things realistically was bold and fresh, and eventually became the standard for painters who followed in the 16th century

Went beyond his teaching by making a scientific study of light and shadow in nature

Objects were not comprised of outlines, but were actually 3-D bodies defined by light and shadow

Known as chiaroscuro, this technique gave his paintings the soft, lifelike quality.

The Last Supper

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Leonardo the Inventor

Adapted drawing skills to the more lucrative fields of architecture, military engineering, canal building and weapons design

Leonardo wanted to create "new machines" for a "new world“

Based on the gear, he came up with loads of different ideas, including the bicycle, a helicopter, an “auto-mobile”, and many military weapons

Leonardo’s first idea for a catapult

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Leonardo’s Helicopter

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The First Tank

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“Leo-chute”

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Diving During the Renaissance?

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The Water Lift

This invention consists of a water wheel, two screws and two towers

As the water wheel turns, the screws turn, pushing the water up to the highest tower

The tall tower acts as a reservoir for gravity fed water pipes

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The Machine Gun

This machine actually consisted of three sets of machine guns, set on a rotating drum

When the first set is fired, the force of the explosion would pivot the guns down, bringing the next set of guns to the top, ready to be fired.

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The Thread Cutter