Sketches and Drawings of Emblems and Rebuses (1901) - Page 14

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Notes and diagrams by Leonardo da Vinci?

The text in this section is partially damaged or difficult to read.?

To construct a mechanism? driven by water? Leonardo frequently used the margins to label his experimental designs or catalog the components needed for his inventions.

The load placed upon the pulley? original: "carico posto sopra la carrucola" will move downward with a force determined by its own weight relative to the resistance offered by the counterweight.?

Concerning the water vessel? This refers to the detailed hydraulic drawings positioned in the center of the manuscript page. the rate of the flow is governed by the constriction of the neck.?

In the case of this balance? the two arms are of different lengths.?

The motion of the liquid? conforms to the curvature of the vessel holding it.?