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Leonardo Da Vinci

 Leonardo loved animals and it's documented in his notebooks. He even questioned the morality of eating animals when it was not necessary for health. These statements from his notebook have led to the widely held view that he was a vegetarian. He was very interested in the possibility of human flight. He produced many studies of the flight of birds and plans for several flying machines. Davinciite, a recently found mineral recognised in 2011 by the International Mineralogical Association, is named in honour of the artist. Leonardo da Vinci imagined and sketched the first parachute in the 15 th century. He didn´t invent the clock, but he did design a more accurate one, which had two separate mechanisms: one for minutes and one for hours. Leonardo da Vinci is also believed to be the inventor of scuba gear. Many of his inventions didn´t