{"id":1330,"date":"2020-04-18T18:44:19","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T08:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnature.com\/product\/da-vinci-catapult-wooden-kit\/"},"modified":"2024-04-08T17:44:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T07:44:46","slug":"da-vinci-catapult-wooden-kit","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnature.com\/da-vinci-catapult-wooden-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"Da Vinci Catapult Wooden Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/technology\/catapult-military-weaponry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catapults<\/a> were first invented during the era of the Ancient Greeks and Romans, however it was during the Middle Ages that they came to prominence. Leonardo da Vinci developed a range of innovative war machines that improved upon traditional medieval designs. He designed this catapult in 1485.<br \/>\nThe Da Vinci Catapult wooden kit is a working re-creation of Leonardo da Vinci&#8217;s catapult and is assembled from pre-cut and pre-drilled wooden pieces. Easy to follow instructions included.<br \/>\nBelow is an image of <a href=\"http:\/\/codex-atlanticus.ambrosiana.it\/#\/Overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">da Vinci&#8217;s original drawings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7409\" src=\"https:\/\/scienceandnature.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/6703_4-1.png\" alt=\"da vinci catapult design\" width=\"516\" height=\"361\" title=\"\"><br \/>\nThis catapult is adjustable and includes principles of stored energy, ratchets and is a show piece when not in use.<\/p>\n<p>Packaging:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Type: Colour printed cardboard<\/li>\n<li>Facing: 255mm x 195mm<\/li>\n<li>Depth 55mm<\/li>\n<li>Weight : 450 grams (approx.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Assembled<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>W: 160mm<\/li>\n<li>L: 450mm<\/li>\n<li>H: 420 mm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a working re-creation of Leonardo da Vinci&#8217;s catapult and is assembled from pre-cut and pre-drilled wooden pieces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4336,"template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[23],"product_tag":[267,88],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scienceandnature.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1330"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scienceandnature.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scienceandnature.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scienceandnature.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scienceandnature.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scienceandnature.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1330"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scienceandnature.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}