Leonardo Da Vinci’s sketch for a massive crossbow, ca. 1500. Though he never tried to build it
Leonardo Da Vinci’s sketch for a massive crossbow, ca. 1500. Though he never tried to build it, Da Vinci’s crossbow would have been transported on six wheels and been 27 yards across. He likely made this sketch to impress Prince Ludovico Sforza of Milan; Leonardo was trying to get hired as a military engineer.{WHF} {HTE} {Medium} -- source link
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