Research Paper On Leonardo Da Vinci

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One of the most talented human beings in history is Leonardo Da Vinci. He was a painter, sculptor, architect, scientist, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, astronomer, cartographer, botanist, historian and writer (Wiki). Leonardo was born in the town of Vinci, on the date of April 15, 1452. Leonardo 's birth name was "Lionardo di ser Piero Da Vinci". Leonardo was given an informal education in Geometry, Latin and Mathematics. Leonardo is most notably known for his work of art, his inventions, and his science discoveries. First, Leonardo Da Vinci is widely known for his work of art. Schools from all around the world teach students who Leonardo Da Vinci was and why he was important. Most people believe that his …show more content…

Leonardo Da Vinci conducted many scientific experiments on the human body, which has benefited the society in many ways even today. Da Vinci became interested in how birds fly, how the body is able to move, and how living things breath. He began to dissect human bodies to see what the inside of the body looked like. From here, he would draw sketches of what he saw and form ideas on how the body works. He had to dissect about 30 different bodies to get his drawing correct. One of his great contributions was that he started the Scientific Revolution. He transformed the way that scientists have researched ever since. Da vinci performed dissection on men, women, and unborn fetus. In addition he drew over two hundred anatomically correct sketches. The purpose of his dissection was to determine what the body as a whole looked like and he also wanted to understand how muscles and bones function together. A vast amount of his findings were over looked because of his lack of a proper education. Leonardo Da Vinci also invented the first triple barrel cannon. Additionally, Leonardo created it because it was a fast lightweight weapon, that could do a large amount of damage on a battlefield. Leonardo 's design featured three thin cannon barrels, that could be adjusted vertically. Leonardo 's cannon allowed soliders to fire three times before firing, unlike the conventional cannon that had one barrel and had to be reloaded after each

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