Bang on target for KD and Vinay. Marcus Vitruvius who we know better as 'The Vitruvian Man' by Leonardo da Vinci
Monday, April 5, 2010
Daily 59 - The (real)perfect figure
The man on the extreme right was a Roman writer, architect and engineer , active in the 1st century BC, known primarily for his contributions to several contraptions such as the Archimedes screw and designs of the Pantheon. How has he been immortalized to us till today ?
Bang on target for KD and Vinay. Marcus Vitruvius who we know better as 'The Vitruvian Man' by Leonardo da Vinci
Bang on target for KD and Vinay. Marcus Vitruvius who we know better as 'The Vitruvian Man' by Leonardo da Vinci
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The world's first known engineer, Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, immortalized by Leonardo da Vinci's illustration, the "Vitruvian Man" :)
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