<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Leonardo Home Page</TITLE> <META NAME="description" CONTENT="Leonardo da Vinci can inspire your class! Participating in activities based on Leonardo's scientific and engineering works, students will learn as he did - through experience, experimentation, observation and reflection. Explore science, invention, and the creative process, helping each student find the Leonardo within!"> <META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="leonardo da vinci, science, invention, creativity, simple machines, mystery machine, aerial perspective, linear perspective, museum of science, boston, museum exhibit, science activities, education, teacher resources"> <META NAME="robots" CONTENT="index,follow"> </HEAD> <BODY BACKGROUND="parchment.gif" BGCOLOR="#D2CAA8" TEXT="#290D03" LINK="#00009D"> <CENTER><IMG SRC="leo-montage.jpg" BORDER=0 ALT="Welcome to Exploring Leonardo" VSPACE=0><BR> <BR> </CENTER><B><FONT SIZE="+1">Who was Leonardo da Vinci?</FONT></B> <UL> <LI>He had a keen eye and quick mind that led him to make important scientific discoveries, yet he never published his ideas. <LI>He was a gentle vegetarian who loved animals and despised war, yet he worked as a military engineer to invent advanced and deadly weapons. <LI>He was one of the greatest painters of the Italian Renaissance, yet he left only a handful of completed paintings. </UL> <CENTER> <BR>Before you explore this site, you may want to read the<BR> <A HREF="LettertoTeachers.html"><IMG SRC="intro-teach.gif" BORDER=0 ALT="Introductory Letter to Teachers"></A><BR> <H2>Explore this site and learn about this fascinating scientist, inventor, and artist.</H2> <A HREF="InventorsWorkshop.html"> <IMG SRC="in-work.gif" BORDER=0 ALT="Inventor's Workshop" HSPACE=5 VSPACE=10></A> <A HREF="LeoHomePage.html"> <IMG SRC="wax.gif" BORDER=0 ALT="Exploring Leonardo Homepage"></A> <A HREF="LeonardosPerspective.html"> <IMG SRC="perspect.gif" BORDER=0 ALT="Leonardo's Perspective" HSPACE=5 VSPACE=10></A> <BR clear=all> <A HREF="LeonardoRighttoLeft.html"> <IMG SRC="leo-R2L.gif" BORDER=0 ALT="Leonardo: Right to Left" HSPACE=5></A> <A HREF="WhatWhereWhen.html"> <IMG SRC="whwhwh.gif" BORDER=0 ALT="What? Where? When?" HSPACE=5></A> <A HREF="AdditionalResources.html"> <IMG SRC="teacher.gif" BORDER=0 ALT="Additional Resources" HSPACE=5></A> <BR><BR>A resource for teachers and students developed by the <A HREF="../home.html">Museum of Science</A>, Boston for the <A HREF="../../../www.sln.org/">Science Learning Network</A>. </CENTER> <br clear=all> <HR WIDTH=80%> <CENTER> <FONT SIZE=-1> <A HREF="../../../www.sln.org/">Science Learning Network</A> / <A HREF="../../../mailto:sln@mos.org">email: sln@mos.org</A> / © 1997 <A HREF="../home.html">The Museum of Science</A> </FONT> </CENTER> </BODY> </HTML> �