鳥類飛行手稿

鳥類飛行手稿是李奧納多·達文西於1505年左右完成的一份短手稿。Pedretti, 37 有18張對開紙，大小為21 × 15釐米。現藏於都靈皇家圖書館，論述鳥類如何飛行并有飛行器的製造工序。實際上達文西做出了許多個飛行器，還曾在佛羅倫薩附近的小山上試飛，但沒有成功。Cremante, 53

在手稿中達文西說明了鳥類飛行時的重心與其壓力中心不符。

參考文獻

 Cremante, Simona. "Leonardo Da Vinci". Giunti, 1698.
 Crispino, Enrica; Pedretti, Carlo; Frost, Catherine. "Leonardo: Art and Science". Giunti, 2001. ISBN 88-09-01511-8
 Pedretti, Carlo. "A Chronology of Leonardo Da Vinci's Architectural Studies after 1500". Geneva: E. Droz, 1962.

外部連結
Leonardo da Vinci: anatomical drawings from the Royal Library, Windsor Castle , exhibition catalog fully online as PDF from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which contains material on Codex on the Flight of Birds

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