Leonardo Da Vinci Scientific Accomplishments

Leonardo da Vinci was not just a great artist, but also a great scientist. He used his experiments and scientific work in his art. Art was not his whole life. His true passion was his curiosity about nature and its mysteries. Leonardo did serious research about the Earth and of what it is made. He learned that water and weather were important in the making of the Earth. Leonardo also deduced accurately about fossils and sedimentary rocks. He did a little work with volcanoes and igneous rocks but it was not something in which he was interested. Leonardo was labeled an inventor and a scientist. He drew out ideas for things that were not made until the 20th century. Some examples are: parachute, flying machine, “plane”, helicopter, chain