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Leonardo da Vinci’s mother might have been a slave: here’s what the discovery reveals about Renaissance Europe

Leonardo da Vinci’s mother might have been a slave: here’s what the discovery reveals about Renaissance Europe: A recently discovered note, drawn up by Leonardo da Vinci’s father, Piero, in November 1452, shows that he emancipated an enslaved woman named Caterina. The scholar who found the document (Carlo Vecce, a professor of Italian literature) has …

Leonardo da Vinci’s helicopter: 15th-century flight of fancy led to modern aeronautics

Leonardo da Vinci’s helicopter: 15th-century flight of fancy led to modern aeronautics: Humankind has always had a desire to fly. Flight may be normal for us now, thanks to the efforts of numerous engineers and scientists, but in the 15th century it existed only in myths such as Daedalus and Icarus – which wasn’t that …

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Leonardo da Vinci’s mother might have been a slave: here’s what the discovery reveals about Renaissance Europe

Leonardo da Vinci’s helicopter: 15th-century flight of fancy led to modern aeronautics