... domed cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiori (LaBarre). It was a huge undertaking that required complicated mathematical calculations and casting techniques. The project taught Leonardo that scientific knowledge and art could work together. Although most people think of Leonardo da Vinci as an artist, he was also known for other things. Throughout his life, he has made an incredible headway in the area of science. He sketched out many amazing designs for working machines and technology, such as the airplane or glider. The amazing thing about this was that none of da Vinci's inventions or creations were even recognized or expanded upon until some 300 to 400 years later. He was also known as a man of science because of his drawings of the human body. In his free time, Leonardo decided to figure out how the human body works. In this time, around 1503, he dissected over 25 human ...

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