10WRITING IN REVERSE

Nobody knows exactly why Leonardo used his famous mirror writing technique, writing from the right side of the page to the left.

Some scholars argue that he did so in the name of secrecy, making his notes difficult to decipher. Others think that he had some kind of writing difficulties and that this was the best way to overcome it. He was definitely left handed which might have had something to do with it, as this writing style prevented him from smudging the ink.

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