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Gharib et al. draw upon a fresh look at one of da Vinci’s notebooks to show that the famed polymath had devised experiments to demonstrate that gravity is a form of acceleration -- and that he further modeled the gravitational constant to around 97% accuracy. Image credit: Caltech.

Leonardo Da Vinci’s Understanding of Gravity was Centuries Ahead of His Time

Feb 14, 2023 by News Staff

Despite limited tools, Leonardo da Vinci displayed ingenious problemsolving. In their new paper, Caltech Professor Mory Gharib and colleagues examined...