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Leonardo's anatomical studies to go on show in UK

  • An employee of the Queen's Gallery, Hanae Tsuji looks at an ink drawing by Leonardo da Vinci titled 'Studies of the Foetus in the Womb', around-1510-13, at the Anatomist- exhibition at the gallery in Buckingham Palace, London, Monday, April 30, 2012. The display the largest ever of da Vinci's anatomical works is open to the public and runs from May 4- Oct.7. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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    An employee of the Queen's Gallery, Hanae Tsuji looks at an ink drawing by Leonardo da Vinci titled 'Studies of the Foetus in the Womb', around-1510-13, at the Anatomist- exhibition at the gallery in Buckingham Palace, London, Monday, April 30, 2012. The display the largest ever of da Vinci's anatomical works is open to the public and runs from May 4- Oct.7. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
  • An ink drawing by Leonardo da Vinci titled 'The Principal Organs and Vessels of a Woman', around-1508-10, is seen with a projection of one of his many other anatomical depiction's at the Anatomist- exhibition at the gallery in Buckingham Palace, London, Monday, April 30, 2012. The display the largest ever of da Vinci's anatomical works is open to the public and runs from May 4- Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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    An ink drawing by Leonardo da Vinci titled 'The Principal Organs and Vessels of a Woman', around-1508-10, is seen with a projection of one of his many other anatomical depiction's at the Anatomist- exhibition at the gallery in Buckingham Palace, London, Monday, April 30, 2012. The display the largest ever of da Vinci's anatomical works is open to the public and runs from May 4- Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
  • An employee of the Queen's Gallery moves a light in the background as a pen, ink and black charcoal drawing by Leonardo da Vinci titled 'The Muscles of the Shoulder ', around-1510-12, is seen at the Anatomist- exhibition at the Queen's gallery in Buckingham Palace, London, Monday, April 30, 2012. The display the largest ever of da Vinci's anatomical works is open to the public and runs from May 4- Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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    An employee of the Queen's Gallery moves a light in the background as a pen, ink and black charcoal drawing by Leonardo da Vinci titled 'The Muscles of the Shoulder ', around-1510-12, is seen at the Anatomist- exhibition at the Queen's gallery in Buckingham Palace, London, Monday, April 30, 2012. The display the largest ever of da Vinci's anatomical works is open to the public and runs from May 4- Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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  • An employee of the Queen's Gallery holds an ink drawing by Leonardo da Vinci entitled 'Skull Sectioned' 1489 at an exhibition of his anatomical drawings at the The Queen's Gallery, London, Monday, April 30, 2012. The display, the largest ever of da Vinci's anatomical works, is open to the public May 4 to Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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    An employee of the Queen's Gallery holds an ink drawing by Leonardo da Vinci entitled 'Skull Sectioned' 1489 at an exhibition of his anatomical drawings at the The Queen's Gallery, London, Monday, April 30, 2012. The display, the largest ever of da Vinci's anatomical works, is open to the public May 4 to Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

    An employee of the Queen's Gallery holds an ink drawing by Leonardo da Vinci entitled 'Skull Sectioned' 1489 at an exhibition of his anatomical drawings at the The Queen's Gallery, London, Monday, April 30, 2012. The display, the largest ever of da Vinci's anatomical works, is open to the public May 4 to Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
  • An employee of the Queen's Gallery, Hanae Tsuji, looks at an ink drawing by Leonardo da Vinci entitled 'The Principal Organs and Vessels of a Woman', around1508-10, at an exhibition of his anatomical drawings exhibition at the The Queen's Gallery, London, Monday, April 30, 2012. The display, the largest ever of da Vinci's anatomical works, is open to the public May 4 to Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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    An employee of the Queen's Gallery, Hanae Tsuji, looks at an ink drawing by Leonardo da Vinci entitled 'The Principal Organs and Vessels of a Woman', around1508-10, at an exhibition of his anatomical drawings exhibition at the The Queen's Gallery, London, Monday, April 30, 2012. The display, the largest ever of da Vinci's anatomical works, is open to the public May 4 to Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
An employee of the Queen's Gallery, Hanae Tsuji looks at an ink drawing by Leonardo da Vinci titled 'Studies of the Foetus in the Womb', around-1510-13, at the Anatomist- exhibition at the gallery in Buckingham Palace, London, Monday, April 30, 2012. The display the largest ever of da Vinci's anatomical works is open to the public and runs from May 4- Oct.7. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
An ink drawing by Leonardo da Vinci titled 'The Principal Organs and Vessels of a Woman', around-1508-10, is seen with a projection of one of his many other anatomical depiction's at the Anatomist- exhibition at the gallery in Buckingham Palace, London, Monday, April 30, 2012. The display the largest ever of da Vinci's anatomical works is open to the public and runs from May 4- Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
An employee of the Queen's Gallery moves a light in the background as a pen, ink and black charcoal drawing by Leonardo da Vinci titled 'The Muscles of the Shoulder ', around-1510-12, is seen at the Anatomist- exhibition at the Queen's gallery in Buckingham Palace, London, Monday, April 30, 2012. The display the largest ever of da Vinci's anatomical works is open to the public and runs from May 4- Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
An employee of the Queen's Gallery holds an ink drawing by Leonardo da Vinci entitled 'Skull Sectioned' 1489 at an exhibition of his anatomical drawings at the The Queen's Gallery, London, Monday, April 30, 2012. The display, the largest ever of da Vinci's anatomical works, is open to the public May 4 to Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
An employee of the Queen's Gallery, Hanae Tsuji, looks at an ink drawing by Leonardo da Vinci entitled 'The Principal Organs and Vessels of a Woman', around1508-10, at an exhibition of his anatomical drawings exhibition at the The Queen's Gallery, London, Monday, April 30, 2012. The display, the largest ever of da Vinci's anatomical works, is open to the public May 4 to Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — The largest-ever collection of Leonardo da Vinci's drawings of the human body is going on display at Buckingham Palace.

The exhibition at the palace's Queen's Gallery includes 87 pages from the artist's notebooks and groundbreaking anatomical sketches.

Organizers say Leonardo intended to publish the detailed studies of bones, muscles and internal organs in a treatise on anatomy, but the drawings were never used when he died in 1519.

Exhibition curator Martin Clayton said Monday that had Leonardo published his work, "he would now be known as one of the greatest scientists in history."

The display will run from Friday to October 7.

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The Royal Collection: http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/exhibitions/leonardo-da-vinci-anatomist