| Description |
xiii, 380 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
BK currents book.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-361) and index. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: Introduction: Leonardo's Science of Living Forms -- I. Form and Transformation in the Macrocosm -- 1. The Movements of Water -- 2. The Living Earth -- 3. The Growth of Plants -- II. Form and Transformation in the Human Body -- 4. The Human Figure -- 5. The Elements of Mechanics -- 6. The Body in Motion -- 7. The Science of Flight -- 8. The Mystery of Life -- Appendix A: Chronology of Leonardo's Life and Work -- Appendix B: Timeline of Scientific Discoveries -- Notes -- Leonardo's Notebooks: Facsimiles and Transcriptions. |
| Summary |
"Bestselling and world-renowned author Fritjof Capra presents the first in-depth and full description of Leonardo da Vinci's amazing scientific work and discoveries in geology, anatomy, flight, mechanics, botany, and fluid dynamics. And Capra reveals what readers can learn for their own lives and work from ten characteristics of Leonardo's genius"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 -- Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
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Discoveries in science.
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Creative ability in science.
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Science, Renaissance.
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| ISBN |
9781609949891 (hardback) |
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1609949897 (hardback) |
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