Virtual simulations demonstrate that Leonardo da Vinci's calculations were totally on mark in his plan to build the masterpiece that never came to be.
THE GIST:
- Leonardo Da Vinci's plan for the largest equestrian statue in the world was perfectly feasible.
- Fluid dynamics software has shown that the 24-foot-high horse would have been cast in a single pouring.
- The amount of bronze necessary to cast the horse was 70 tons -- exactly as Leonardo had calculated.
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