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English: Leonardo da Vinci, design for a parabolic compass

Date

late 15-early 16th century

Source

Bortolon, The Life and Times of Leonardo, Paul Hamlyn

Author



Alternative names	Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, Leonardo
Description	Italian painter, engineer, astronomer, philosopher, anatomist and mathematician
Date of birth/death	15 April 1452	2 May 1519
Location of birth/death	Anchiano	Clos Lucé
Work period	from 1466 until 1519 date QS:P,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P580,+1466-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P582,+1519-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Work location	Florence (1466–1482), Milan (1483–1499), Mantua (1499), Venice (1500), Florence (1500–1506), Milan (1506–1513), Florence (1507–1508), Rome (1513–1516), Amboise (1513–1518)
Authority file	: Q762 VIAF: 24604287 ISNI: 000000012124423X ORCID: 0000-0002-3013-9914 ULAN: 500010879 LCCN: n79034525 WorldCat

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current	19:22, 4 April 2023	1,024 × 944 (236 KB)	Hohum	Clearer version
	15:39, 4 April 2023	525 × 551 (87 KB)	Hohum	too bright
	13:02, 27 October 2017	525 × 551 (110 KB)	Soerfm	Brightness, color
	09:46, 7 February 2007	525 × 551 (87 KB)	TTaylor	{{Information \|Description= Leonardo da Vinci, design for a parabolic compass \|Source= Bortolon, ''The Life and Times of Leonardo'', Paul Hamlyn \|Date= late 15-early 16th century \|Author= Leonardo da Vinci \|Permission= PDArt \|other_versions= }} [[Categor