Leonardo Da Vinci Invention
Scaling ladder!

ITEM: LEONARDO DA VINCI INVENTION SCALING LADDER

TYPE: Improvement,Military

DA VINCI DRAWING:

Picture source: IBM

~ Leonardo Da Vinci Invention Scaling ladder! ~

:Leonardo's design recreated.

MAIN REASONS FOR ITS CREATION:

* This ladder would have been envisaged by Leonardo to be best used to climb the walls of an enemies fortress.

INNOVATIONS INTRODUCED:

Applied his gearing technology by incorporating a gear with large teeth to extend the ladder.

INFORMATION:

This is a similar design used by Fire-fighters today.

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Updated: 10/FEB/08 15:44 GMT

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