Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Atlanticus - Perpetual Motion Machine - Design 4

Leonardo da Vinci1497

Birkbeck, University of London
London, United Kingdom

A final design featured on this page of Leonardo's Codex Atlanticus is a wheel subdivided into twelve compartments. This design is his most ambitious and derives from traditional models. It also appears in the Codex Forster II, f 91 v.

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Title: Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Atlanticus - Perpetual Motion Machine - Design 4
Creator: Leonardo da Vinci
Date Created: 1497, 1500

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