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Leonardo's crossbow

series of shooting weapon schematics by Leonardo da Vinci
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Leonardo's crossbow
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Leonardo's crossbow

Summary

Leonardo's crossbow is an invention[1]. It draws 171 Wikipedia views per month (invention category, ranking #20 of 40).[2]

Key Facts

  • Leonardo's crossbow is credited with the discovery of Leonardo da Vinci[3].
  • Leonardo's crossbow is the creator of Leonardo da Vinci[4].
  • Leonardo's crossbow's image is recorded as Codice Atlantico - 053v detail.jpg[5].
  • Leonardo's crossbow's image is recorded as Balestra gigante - Museo scienza tecnologia Milano 06677 02.jpg[6].
  • Leonardo's crossbow's instance of is recorded as invention[7].
  • Leonardo's crossbow's subclass of is recorded as crossbow[8].
  • Leonardo's crossbow's Commons category is recorded as Crossbow by Leonardo da Vinci[9].
  • Leonardo's crossbow's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gj9ccs[10].

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Designation and Status

Leonardo's crossbow's instance of is recorded as invention[7].

Why It Matters

Leonardo's crossbow draws 171 Wikipedia views per month (invention category, ranking #20 of 40).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Leonardo da Vinci

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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