Evidence Performed by Leonardo da Vinci
- NameCardiovascular System and Heart Dissection Studies
- Description
A personal, self-funded scientific project executed across hospitals in Florence and Milan to uncover the fundamental mechanical laws of human anatomy. Operating in highly adverse environments with rapidly decomposing tissue, Leonardo conducted dozens of precise human cadaver dissections, recording his notes in private mirror-script folios. He moved past static illustration to engineer a physical glass model of an aortic valve, pumping water mixed with grass seeds through it to observe fluid motion. This strategic project resulted in a historic scientific achievement: discovering the rotational vortexes that cause heart valves to close, proving bio-mechanical laws centuries before modern medicine.
- Start Date1507-12-31
- Duration6 years
- TypePersonal
- TitleIndependent Anatomical Researcher
- Primary ResponsibilitiesPerforming delicate manual tissue handling and structural incisions on human cadavers under poor sanitary conditions. Drafting multi-angle, cross-sectional illustrations of muscular systems and internal organ chambers. Constructing physical glass models of organic pathways to conduct fluid turbulence experiments. Maintaining tightly secured private research journals to protect findings from social and legal censorship.
Used Skills
- Rankof 19Details(name, duration, recency, competency)NameDurationRecencyCompetency
- Anatomical Illustration23 years512 years agoProficient6
- Fluid Dynamics6 years512 years agoExpert2
- Self-Reflection & Alignment10 years512 years agoCompetent2