The CMAJ editorial of 11 July 2000 misplaces Leonardo da Vinci, "the 17th-century artist and visionary"1 by about a century: Kenneth Clark cites him as living from 1452 to 1519.2
Fortunately, Leonardo's statements and your comments on them are relevant without reference to dates.
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Martin Davey
Physician Toronto, Ont
References
- 1.A treatise on water [editorial]. CMAJ 2000; 163(1):5. [PMC free article] [PubMed]
- 2.Clark K. Civilisation. New York: Harper and Row; 1969.
