The machines of Leonardo da Vinci. The catapult and the crossbow

Read this interesting sixteen-page book and learn more about the life and ideas of the Italian genius, discover how his inventions worked and how some of his ideas are still used today! It contains two models to build: the catapult and the crossbow, faithful reproductions in scale of the original machines of Leonardo da Vinci.

Do you know the famous Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci? Did you know that in addition to being the painter of the famous Mona Lisa, he was also a phenomenal inventor? Assemble and play with two of the machines he designed, the catapult and the crossbow, and tell yourself that every detail of each model faithfully reproduces the drawings of the great Leonardo! Read the interesting sixteen-page book and discover the life and ideas of the Italian genius, how his inventions work and how some of his ideas are still used today!

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