In 1964, the directors at the National Library of Spain in Madrid made a startling discovery. Owing to an error in the printed catalogue, two hitherto unknown notebooks belonging to a famous inventor were discovered. In Milan, a physicist discovers an interesting hypothesis about trees in the notebooks of the same inventor, and goes out to prove it in his 2018 paper. This week, we travel to Venice and discover the story of Leonardo Da Vinci’s lesser known exploits in Botany, and the unlikely story of the humble tree that built Venice. Tune in, and discover what do these notebooks and trees teach us about the way we travel.

Till then Check out the other episodes of "Ireland Untravelled"

Lost Treasures, Dynamite and the Irish Nation :

and the stunning decline of the Irish Language :

Long Room and the Soul of the Irish Nation : https://ivm.today/3PnZkSE

U2, Body Snatching and the Irish Way of Death : https://ivm.today/3IQ6fl3

Bombay, Paris and the improbable victory for LGBTQ+ rights in Ireland :

roads that go nowhere, Houses no one lives in : https://ivm.today/3PGG95X

Titanic, Mosul and the Global shame of Western Museums :

Irish Women, Emigration and India's National Anthem :

can check previous episodes of 'Podcasts from Nowhere' on IVM Podcasts website

https://ivm.today/3xuayw9

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