SOURCE: “The Great Bird's Flight,” in Leonardo da Vinci: The Tragic Pursuit of Perfection, translated by E. W. Dickes, Viking, 1952, pp. 310-70.
In the following essay, Vallentin surveys Leonardo's interests and studies in military engineering, painting, civil engineering, astronomy, and hydrodynamics. The critic frames her study within the context of Leonardo's “obsession” with flight.
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