Leonardo da Vinci

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8 things you may not know about Leonardo da Vinci, on the 500th anniversary of his death

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Dead five centuries, Leonardo retains a rock star’s fame, well known around the world by just one name. Here, some facts about the man and his legacy.

Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper

Leonardo da Vinci: Theater impresario

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Leonardo da Vinci, Master Of Art And Science

Leonardo Da Vinci imagined this instrument, but it never became real until now

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Slideshow: Finding Da Vinci’s Lost Art

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Mona Lisa model mystery

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Reporter Megan Williams tells us about an effort under way at a former convent in Florence, Italy to identify the remains of the woman who might have been the model for Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa.”

The Living on Earth Almanac

This week, facts about… Buckminister Fuller who has been called the 20th century’s Leonardo DaVinci. A self-trained architect, engineer, mathematician, and poet; he’s best known for inventing the Geodesic Dome.

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The genius in all of us

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When you hear the word “genius,” you might think of Einstein, Mozart, or Da Vinci. But how they became geniuses is the subject of debate. Where they born that way? Or does it come from sheer tenacity?

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Geo Quiz and answer

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For today’s geoquiz we were looking for the library in the Italian city of Milan that’s opened up its massive collection of drawings and writings by Leonardo de Vinci for public viewing.