Wealth of knowledge
Because Leonardo’s discoveries about the cardiovascular system remained in the shadows, they did not factor into the thinking of physicians and surgeons during his lifetime or in the years that followed.
That is, until 1773, when Scottish anatomist Dr. William Hunter found out that the collection of King Charles II of England contained folios on the human body – folios that were made by Leonardo da Vinci.
The world would have to wait until the 19th century for a complete facsimile edition of the collection kept at Windsor Castle.
This article was translated from the Medscape French Edition. A version of this article appeared on Medscape.com.