Astronomers
Biography of Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was born in Vinci, Italy. He was an illegitimate son of a young notary named Piero da Vinci, and a peasant woman, Caterina, at Vinci in the region of Florence. He was an Italian polymath, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, [...]