Engineers from Caltech have discovered that Leonardo da Vinci's understanding of gravity—though not wholly accurate—was centuries ahead of his time.

By the time of the European Renaissance, the Aristotelian concept of gravity as solely a factor of an object’s mass was dismissed by many in favor of a model that saw the motion of an object ...

Leonardo da Vinci's forgotten experiments explored gravity as a form of acceleration Date: February 13, 2023 Source: California Institute of Technology Summary: A new look at da Vinci's papers ...

A new look at da Vinci’s papers reveals his insightful attempts to probe the nature of gravity 500 years ago.