Description |
xx, 329 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [275]-307) and index. |
Contents |
1: Leonardo, the man -- Infinite grace -- The universal man -- The Florentine -- A well-employed life -- 2: Leonardo, the scientist -- Science in the Renaissance -- Science born of experience -- Geometry done with motion -- Pyramids of light -- The eye, the senses, and the soul -- "Read me, O reader, if in my words you find delight". |
Subject |
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.
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Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 -- Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
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Scientists -- Italy -- History -- To 1500 -- Biography.
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Scientists -- Italy -- History -- 16th century -- Biography.
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Science, Renaissance.
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Genre |
Biographies.
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ISBN |
9780385513906 (hc : alk. paper) |
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0385513909 (hc : alk. paper) |
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