The Codex Leicester (also briefly known as the Codex Hammer) is a collection of scientific writings by Leonardo da Vinci. The codex is named after Thomas Coke, Earl of Leicester, who purchased it in …

Oct 27, 2025 · The Codex Leicester is a massive collection of Leonardo da Vinci's scientific notes and sketches on a wide range of natural world topics. The manuscript is divided into several different …

The history of the Codex after Leonardo’s death in 1519 is obscure. Acquired in Rome in 1717 by Thomas Coke, Earl of Leicester, the manuscript remained in his descendants’ possession until 1980, …

May 26, 2025 · Leonardo da Vinci’s genius shines through in the Codex Leicester. This scientific notebook gathers his research on water flow, hydrodynamics, lunar influence, and geology. Across …

The Codex Leicester is a set of notes, written and illustrated by Leonardo da Vinci between 1506 and 1510, which reflect his observations and experiments on the nature and movement of water.

tician, inventor, engineer, and more. The Codex Leicester is a 72-page scienti ic jour- nal handwritten by da Vinci. The Codex is named for the Earl of Leiceste

Sep 1, 2019 · Leonardo's greatest work of science beautifully reproduced for the 500th anniversary of his death. This edition offers a high-quality facsimile reproduction of Leonardo Da Vinci's Codex …

The Leicester Codex, also known as the Hammer Codex, is a 72-page manuscript in which Leonardo da Vinci investigates natural phenomena such as the motion of water, erosion, the refraction of light and …

Dec 18, 2018 · Codescope is an interactive kiosk with a touch screen that lets you explore the Codex Leicester, a notebook of Leonardo da Vinci’s that Bill Gates bought in 1994.

Jan 30, 2021 · That’s why the Codex Leicester, the name of Leonardo da Vinci’s manuscript, was sold at Christie’s auction house in New York to nobody else than Bill Gates in 1994 for a whopping …