snip > To begin, he was not a scientist. A scientist seeks to increase mankind'= s >knowledge. Di Vinci did no such thing. Scientists PUBLISH their discovies= ; >Di Vinci did not. <snip> Di Vinci cannot, as far as I can tell, be credited with the discovery of anything; credit goes to the person who publishes and thus gets the ball rolling. > Is this another form of "publidsh or perish"? Ivy Fleck Strickler Phone 215-895-1637 Drexel University Fax 215-895-4917 Nesbitt College of Design Arts [log in to unmask] Philadelphia, PA 19104 "Never forget that life is like a Fellini movie, and you're getting to see it for free=8A"