leonardo da vinci

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Leonardo da Vinci's two-level bridge

@JudyEv (344822)

Rockingham, Australia

September 3, 2017 1:33am CST

One of Leonardo da Vinci’s innovations was a two-level bridge. He came up with this idea after the plague had killed so many in Italy. He thought that better traffic circulation might improve the health of cities. The idea was that pedestrians would use one level while the other would be used solely by vehicles for transporting such things as goods and waste. The notice said that ‘its ‘triangulation’ structure was highly innovative for the time, with each diagonal crosspiece supporting the next’. Also, ‘the height of the rectangle is equal to the diagonal of the square of the base. This proportion can be found today in the A4 paper format, 21 x 29.7cm.’ Isn’t that something? I’ll never remember these details but I take photos of many of the information sheets then type them up later because I know if I don’t I won’t be able to pass on the information. Now it’s up to you to remember it!

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@andriaperry (117917)

• Anniston, Alabama

3 Sep 17

Cool! I am learning so much from you!

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Sep 17

Lots of pretty useless trivia no doubt but hopefully one day some of it might be of use in a quiz somewhere.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

3 Sep 17

Despite having quite a good knowledge of Leonardo da Vinci's inventions, concepts and designs, I had no knowledge of such a bridge format. I was also unaware of this novel fact concerning A4 paper, which is the standard format here in England.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Sep 17

Da Vinci was incredibly inventive. Some designs are a bit way out but he must be given credit for being so far ahead of his time.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

4 Sep 17

@JudyEv Many of his designs were impractical, but he also had a vast amount of workable ones.

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@silvermist (19702)

• India

3 Sep 17

The information about the two level bridge is new for me.Thank you for passing the information to us.Now we just have to remember it.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Sep 17

Yep, I've told you the facts. Now you have to do the remembering!

@LadyDuck (472433)

• Switzerland

3 Sep 17

I have seen the drawing he made for the city of Milan. If they only would have followed what Leonardo suggested, now they would not have this horrible traffic problem. Geniuses are never listened in Italy, most of them go away.

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@LadyDuck (472433)

• Switzerland

4 Sep 17

@JudyEv This is most of the time what happens, they are not listened and then it's too late.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Sep 17

You're right about geniuses never being listened to. They are usually so far ahead of everyone else no-one quite believes them.

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@Inlemay (17713)

• South Africa

3 Sep 17

many students have to make a model of a similar bridge when they do Civil engineering

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Sep 17

That's interesting. He had other bridge designs too.

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@JohnRoberts (109846)

• Los Angeles, California

3 Sep 17

That da Vinci was a genius beyond his art.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Sep 17

The emphasis at this place seemed to be on everything bar his art. I guess that's been covered in very many places.

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@sumofalltears (3988)

• United States

4 Sep 17

An interesting fact, which has been put to use at least once that I know of, Da Vinci was a man with vision and many different talents.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Sep 17

It seemed he could turn his hand to anything.

@annierose (21570)

• Philippines

3 Sep 17

I can relate with you. I hope I can always have a time to write soon after my trip. The last time I wrote something on my blog, I found out I forgot so many details. Thank God, my boyfriend who travelled with me could still remember other details.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Sep 17

I've been trying to write up details at the end of each day but that's just basic stuff.

@vandana7 (101039)

• India

3 Sep 17

The guy was brilliant is all that I can say.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Sep 17

Some of his 'war-machines' were pretty incredible too.

@rebelann (113177)

• El Paso, Texas

3 Sep 17

What a neat bridge, somehow it makes sense Leo was the one to think of this, he was a genius.

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@rebelann (113177)

• El Paso, Texas

4 Sep 17

If they'd have listened to him in his day and age they could have built helicopters @JudyEv I wonder if he ever drew up an engine of any kind, I only remember the schematic I saw of his flying machine, he came up with so many things.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Sep 17

Some of his designs were quite incredible.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Sep 17

@rebelann He came up with a car of sorts and also ball-bearings. He had some inventions that used hydraulics too.

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@RasmaSandra (82052)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

3 Sep 17

That is an amazing bridge. Did you walk or drive on it?

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Sep 17

We walked the bottom part. The top part was roped off.

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@just4him (318927)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

3 Sep 17

Thanks, like I'm going to remember that. I will remember seeing this bridge though. It's beautiful! And what a great idea! Just goes to show Leonardo da Vinci was more than a sculptor. I think he put the airplane down on paper too, though nothing came of it for a couple centuries. The bridge is brilliant!

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Sep 17

He came up with many, many great ideas including one for cars and submarines and yes, planes too.

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@just4him (318927)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

4 Sep 17

@JudyEv Yes he did. He was an inventor ahead of his time.

@RubyHawk (99404)

• Atlanta, Georgia

4 Sep 17

That's very interesting to know. It never occurred to me to check who build the first one.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Sep 17

Some of his designs disappeared for years but were eventually resurrected.

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@RubyHawk (99404)

• Atlanta, Georgia

5 Sep 17

@JudyEv St least they weren't lost forever.

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@gilggg (2538)

• Israel

3 Sep 17

It is very interesting, I was not aware of the bridge style that Leonardo da Vinci invented, I learned something new from you, thank you.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Sep 17

I'm pleased I was able to teach you something.

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@Morleyhunt (21744)

• Canada

3 Sep 17

I'm always surprised that there aren't more two level bridges. Think of the traffic congestion they could ease.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Sep 17

That's true. I hadn't thought of that but perhaps they'd be huge congestion at each end.

@teamfreak16 (43418)

• Denver, Colorado

5 Sep 17

It's just amazing, the things that guy came up with.