da Vinci sketch of a tree (IMAGE)

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da Vinci sketch of a tree

Caption

Leonardo da Vinci’s sketch of a tree illustrates the principle that combined thickness is preserved at different stages of ramification.

Credit

Institut de France Manuscript M, p. 78v.

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License

Public Domain

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