title: Leonardo da Vinci (Inventions)
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zlib_text: > **The**
  
  DA VINCI
  
  SECRETS
  
  Paul Hopper
  
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  _“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we
  must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.” - Leonardo da Vinci_
  
  > **Brief History**
  
  **This little book of Da Vinci Secrets is reverently devoted**
  
  L eonardo Da Vinci was born in Tuscan Hamlet near Vinci, Italy. A man with
  countless talents and a jack of all trades. His name is forever cemented in
  the books of history. His painting the Mona Lisa painted in 1504 is the best-
  known painting in the world.
  
    
  
  _Da Vinci’s_ work is now ove