Comments on: Leonardo’s telescope…??!? http://www.ciphermysteries.com/2009/12/13/leonardos-telescope The latest news, views, research and reviews on uncracked historical ciphers... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:43:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Diane http://www.ciphermysteries.com/2009/12/13/leonardos-telescope/comment-page-1#comment-18261 Diane Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:14:54 +0000 http://www.ciphermysteries.com/?p=2447#comment-18261 *Damn - should have checked Wiki first. The point has already been made, a lot! *Damn – should have checked Wiki first. The point has already been made, a lot!

]]> By: Diane http://www.ciphermysteries.com/2009/12/13/leonardos-telescope/comment-page-1#comment-18260 Diane Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:09:40 +0000 http://www.ciphermysteries.com/?p=2447#comment-18260 Perhaps he wanted to impress by finding a way to repeat the mirrors of Archimedes. Perhaps he wanted to impress by finding a way to repeat the mirrors of Archimedes.

]]> By: Bulent Atalay http://www.ciphermysteries.com/2009/12/13/leonardos-telescope/comment-page-1#comment-15985 Bulent Atalay Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:24:16 +0000 http://www.ciphermysteries.com/?p=2447#comment-15985 The image seen is only part of the page left by Leonardo. On the same sheet in the upper left is a study of reflections of rays of light from a concave reflector. The cylindrical tube itself is meaningless. It might as well be a howitzer or mortar. Regards, Bulent The image seen is only part of the page left by Leonardo. On the same sheet in the upper left is a study of reflections of rays of light from a concave reflector. The cylindrical tube itself is meaningless. It might as well be a howitzer or mortar.

Regards,

Bulent

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