Among Leonardo da Vinci’s codices, which one is famous for containing detailed drawings of futuristic inventions and cryptic notes written in mirror writing?

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The “Codex Atlanticus” is the largest preserved collection of drawings and notes by Leonardo da Vinci. Its sheets, produced between the end of the 15th and the beginning of the 16th century, cover mechanics, mathematics, architecture, hydraulics, flight and numerous machine projects. The name “Atlanticus” comes from the large format of the album in which the documents were assembled, and not from the Atlantic Ocean. Leonardo often wrote from right to left, in mirror writing. The manuscript is kept at the Ambrosian Library in Milan.