Leonardo da Vinci: Wind, Water & the Origins of Weather Science

Podcast: Meteorology Matters · Rob Jones

Opublikowano: 2026-10-19

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Leonardo da Vinci is remembered as one of history’s greatest artists and inventors. But his contributions to understanding the atmosphere are far less familiar. More than 500 years ago, Leonardo was investigating the physical forces responsible for wind, moving water, clouds, and atmospheric moisture—centuries before modern weather forecasting emerged. His surviving notebooks reveal designs for an early hygrometer that used cotton and wax to detect changes in humidity, a wind-measuring instrument, and remarkable inve...