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How Did Leonardo Da Vinci Contribute To The Medical World

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Leonardo DA Vinci, and The human anatomy
In writing this report I hope to find out how Leonardo Da Vinci, contributed to the medical world. What he did that may have helped us in Madison today? "Leonardo Da Vinci was born on April 15th, 1452 in Vinci, Italy during a time known as the Renaissance" (Cool Kid Facts), he was born out of wedlock the son of Sir Piero from Vinci. Not much is known about Da Vinci's youth. He spent his first five-years in Tuscany near Florence, after that he lived in the household of his father, and grandparents. His father San Pierro, married a number of different times only to end in divorce, but he finally met and married a lady from a wealthy family where 5-year old Da Vinci was a welcome addition. As a child Da Vinci was very smart with a big talent for arithmetic as well as singing. His early schooling was done at home in Vinci, where he lived on a big estate with his new stepmother, his father, and several of his brothers and sisters, and his Uncle Francesco, who was a farmer and nature lover. Young Da Vinci spent a great deal of time with his uncle working outdoors and drawing. When Da Vinci was just a young teen he began a long apprenticeship with the artist Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence, There "he learned a …show more content…

From observing the fixed form of the body, Da Vinci begins to study the individual parts of the body and the mechanical activity of the body. This led him finally to the study of the internal organs, he looked into the brain, heart, and lungs. "His findings from these studies were recorded in the famous anatomical drawings, which are among the most significant achievements of science"(Heinrich). The drawings are based on a connection between natural and abstract drawings he showed parts of the body in clear layers that showed insight into the

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