Leonardo da Vinci

"If you cause your ship to stop and place the head of a long tube in the water and place the outer extremity to your ear, you will hear ships at a great distance from you."

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Source: da Vinci Leonardo, Leonardo (da Vinci) (1990). “Leonardo da Vinci's advice to artists”, Running Press Book Publishers

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Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Artist, Scientist, Inventor

Leonardo da Vinci was a Renaissance polymath known for masterpieces like the Mona Lisa and his innovative contributions to art and science.

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