![]() ![]() ![]() One train that caught my attention was the GR 552 036 locomotive from 1900. A façade resembling a 19 th century structure has been added to the historic building. ![]() The trains are located in a pavilion originally built for the 1906 Expo. The transport department includes air, rail and water. I was awed with Da Vinci’s vast knowledge of anatomy, physics, mathematics, botany, geology and cartography. I saw a hydraulic saw, a flying machine and a spinning machine, for instance. Machines made from his drawings also impressed me. The models of buildings based on his drawings are architectural gems. The Leonardo da Vinci galleries display 170 military and civilian models, pieces of art and other objects. Musical instruments, clocks and jewelry are on display in this part. There are seven sections, including materials, energy, communication, transport, food and science for young people as well as the Leonardo da Vinci Art and Science department. It includes 2,500 pictures, designs, sculptures, medals and artistic objects. Covering science and technology in Italy from the 19 th century to the present, the museum holds the biggest collections of models of machines from designs by Leonardo da Vinci found anywhere. It is located in an ancient monastery not far from the Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie, where I had seen Da Vinci’s Last Supper. Opened in 1953, the museum is one of the largest scientific and technological museums in Europe. I also was enthralled with the hangars containing planes, ships and trains. They showed machines and buildings he had designed on paper as well as his version of the ideal city. I especially was excited by the models made from drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. Instead, the flying machine hangs in the Seattle Museum of Flight, part of their exhibit of man's early attempts at flight.I visited the National Museum of Science and Technology dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci on my last trip to Milan, and, quite frankly, I didn’t expect I would be too enthusiastic because neither science nor technology is my cup of tea. McLaughlin said people are not strong enough, adding that a really strong person, "might be able to flap the wings once." He did speculate it might be possible to fly it as a glider. They never intended that anyone should ever actually try to fly the machine. ![]() McLaughlin concedes that trying to finish da Vinci's work was, "a little presumptuous, I guess." But he added, "We just sort of decided that's what we were going to do." Grove added the work gave them a better understanding of da Vinci's genius, noting, "When you walk back through those footsteps, it's really kind of a challenging thing." Grove said "we were breaking things" before the wing structure came together. They said the hardest part was the wing support structure. The men worked on the project for three years. It's all put together with rawhide lashings and dowels to hold the parts together." There's no space age fasteners or bearings or anything like that. He said, "We were always conscious of trying to look at it through 16th century eyes, and put ourselves back through that perspective." Added McLaughlin, "There are no nuts and bolts. Grove said their idea was to do things the way da Vinci might. ![]()
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