A bird is an instrument working according to mathematical law, which i…

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A bird is an instrument working according to mathematical law, which instrument it is within the capacity of man to reproduce with all its movements. ✨ The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (translation by Edward MacCurdy)
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A bird is an instrument working according to mathematical law, which instrument it is within the capacity of man to reproduce with all its movements. ✨ The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (translation by Edward MacCurdy)

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