Learning from Leonardo : decoding the notebooks of a genius

Learning from Leonardo decoding the notebooks of a genius

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 an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Capra, Fritjof (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc [2013]
Edition:First edition
Series:BK currents book.
Subjects:
Leonardo, > da Vinci, > 1452-1519 > Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
Creative ability in science.
Discoveries in science.
Science, Renaissance.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628122706719
Table of 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.

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