Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Atlanticus - Perpetual Motion Machine - Design 3

Leonardo da Vinci1497

Birkbeck, University of London

Birkbeck, University of London
London, United Kingdom

Leonardo da Vinci also sketched wheels that had a variety of internal structures with interconnected channels passing through a central axis. He sketched two structures, each with 4 interconnected channels and one structure with 8 interconnected channels. He then developed the structure into four channels, each with three interconnected loops. This design also appears in the Codex Foster II, f. 91r.

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  • Title: Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Atlanticus - Perpetual Motion Machine - Design 3
  • Creator: Leonardo da Vinci
  • Date Created: 1497, 1500
  • Location Created: Italy
Birkbeck, University of London

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