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English: A water powered compass drawn by Leonardo da Vinci. The

main features suggest the depiction of a gyroscopic compass. He may be inspired or copied it from an unknown source. Windsor Castle, Royal

Library, London.
Date before 1517
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Leonardo da Vinci  (1452–1519)  wikidata:Q762 s:en:Author:Leonardo da Vinci q:en:Leonardo da Vinci
 
Leonardo da Vinci
Alternative names
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, Leonardo
Description Italian painter, engineer, astronomer, philosopher, anatomist and mathematician
Date of birth/death 15 April 1452 / 1452 Edit this at Wikidata 2 May 1519 / 1519 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Anchiano Amboise
Work period from 1466 until 1519
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Florence (1466–1482), Milan (1483–1499), Mantua (1499), Venice (1500), Florence (1500–1506), Milan (1506–1513), Florence (1507–1508), Rome (1513–1516), Amboise (1513–1518)
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