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LEONARDO da Vinci: Codex on the flight of birds

🖼 Codex on the flight of birds, -
Pen and ink on paper
210 × 150 cm
Turin, Italy

Dense pages filled with sketches and notes reveal systematic observations of bird anatomy and wing mechanics. Leonardo's pioneering biomechanical studies bridged art and engineering, establishing principles of flight that influenced aeronautical science centuries later.

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E. H. Gombrich
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