#168 – Leonardo’s Fetus (Leonardo 56)

#168 – Leonardo’s Fetus (Leonardo 56)

Some scholars believe that Leonardo’s depictions of a fetus in the womb are among the most beautiful work he ever produced. It’s simple and profound, especially for its time. His anatomical studies could have transformed medical science, but he never published them. The world had to wait for Andreas Vesalius and Jan Stephan van Calcar to produce their own book, De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem aka On the Fabric of the Human Body.

#167 – Leonardo’s Heart (Leonardo 55) fixed

#167 – Leonardo’s Heart (Leonardo 55) fixed

So let’s talk about his studies of the human heart. Leonardo was one of the first people to realise the central role of the heart in the blood system. It took modern science 400 years to catch up to his theory for how the way the aortic valve works.
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#165 – The 100 Year Old Man (Leonardo 53)

#165 – The 100 Year Old Man (Leonardo 53)

Leonardo dissected the corpse of a 100 year old man which started his second round of anatomical studies which lasted for the next five years. Autopsies and dissections were just becoming popular again and Leonardo made his own anatomical discoveries which revolutionised the understanding of various diseases.