HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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parachute and glider
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small pox and the plague
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lenses, telescopes, and microscopes
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lightening as statice electricity
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Detailed explanation-1: -While Leonardo da Vinci is best known as an artist, his work as a scientist and an inventor make him a true Renaissance man. He serves as a role model applying the scientific method to every aspect of life, including art and music.
Detailed explanation-2: -Of Leonardo da Vinci’s many areas of study, perhaps this Renaissance man’s favorite was the area of aviation. It was this interest that inspired his most famous invention – the flying machine.
Detailed explanation-3: -The parachute is one of many inventions attributed to Leonardo-but, in fact, he did not invent it. In 1968, researchers examining an obscure trove of Renaissance drawings discovered sketches from the studio of a 15th century Italian inventor that were eerily similar to Leonardo’s study for a parachute.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mona Lisa, also called Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo, Italian La Gioconda, or French La Joconde, oil painting on a poplar wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, probably the world’s most famous painting.