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Machines in Motion
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| 40 machines, created based on designs, materials and tools as specified by Leonardo da Vinci, allow visitors to examine and put in motion life-sized mechanisms. |
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Machines in Motion-Displays
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| Machines are categorized by the element of nature they harness: air, water, earth and fire. Exhibits include inventions transformed into visionary machines such as a life-sized armored tank, a glider and a bicycle-ornithopter. |
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Oil Press and Robot
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Oil press, Codex Atlanticus, f. 14 r-a [47 r], about 1480-1482Humanoid automaton (robot), Codex Atlanticus, f. 216 v-b [579 r], about 1497 |
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Crane
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| Revolving Crane, Ms. B, f. 49 r, about 1487-1490 |
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Wing Trial
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| Wing Trial, Ms. B, f. 88 v, about 1487-1490 |
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Ornithopter
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| Ornithopter with semi-fixed wing (glider), Codex Atlanticus, f. 309 v-a [846 v], about 1493-1495 |
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Vertical Ornithopter
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| Vertical Ornithopter, Ms. B, f. 80 r, about 1487-1490 |
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Armored Vehicle (Tank)
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| Armored Car, British Museum, Exh. No. 1860-6-16-99, about 1483-1485 |
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Machine for lifting pillars
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| Machine for Lifting Pillars, Codex Atlanticus, f. 298 v-b [818 v], about 1495 |
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Bicycle-powered Ornithopter
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| Bicycle-Ornithopter, Codex Atlanticus, f. 327 v-a [897 r], about 1485-1487 |
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Motion conversion
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| Motion conversion, Codex Atlanticus, f. 8 v-b [30 v], about 1478-1480 |
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