Archimedes, Vitruvius, and Leonardo: The Odometer Connection

A 2019 multimedia exhibition in Fano, Italy, celebrated the strong links between Vitruvius and Leonardo on the 500th anniversary of Leonardo's death. The authors created an interactive animation of several machines, providing visitors with an immersive experience of the studies of these great scholars. This also spurred a review of the odometer's history and an examination of Leonardo's redesign of Vitruvius' concept. While some questions remain, the research led them back to another great scientist of the past: Archimedes of Syracuse.