Even as a young boy, Leonardo da Vinci showed promise as an artist. He trained for seven years, and then ( strike) out on his own. Afterwards, he set out (work) for wealthy men throughout Italy. Leonardo began his career as a painter, but he most often worked as an engineer. One of the reasons was that Italy was war,and people needed engineers.
After Leonardo's death, it (discover) that he had kept many notebooks illustrating his work. Although his notebooks were popular in the royal families, none of were published until the late 19th century. Until then, few people had had any idea they contained.
As it has turned out, his notebooks areamazing treasure box of drawings, such as airplanes, tanks, robots, and diving (equip). Along with these drawings are notes (describe) his work. Many of these notes are(science) in nature, involving his research in many different fields. His notebooks show that he was the greatest artist and scientist of his time.
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