Leonardo da Vinci -- The First Scientist

Author: Michael White
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Publish Date: 2001-11-01
Features: Like the smile of the Mona Lisa, the life of his God, the Renaissance giant Leonardo da Vinci has always held a mysterious allure for readers in our country. Leonardo not only made significant contributions to fields such as optics and anatomy over 500 years ago but also demonstrated extraordinary imagination in designing war machinery, new cities, and carnival parties. To your surprise, he was also a homosexual and a deeply suspicious person—with his numerous valuable notes written in reverse code to prevent others from reading them.