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The science of Leonardo : inside the mind of the great genius of the Renaissance /
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| Author |
Capra, Fritjof.
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| Call Number |
759.5 Leonardo CAP |
| Publisher |
New York : Doubleday, |
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Subject
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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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| URL |
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip079/2007002461.html |
| Title Statement |
The science of Leonardo : inside the mind of the great genius of the Renaissance / Fritjof Capra. |
| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xx, 329 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| 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". |
| Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-307) and index. |
| ISBN |
9780385513906 (hc : alk. paper) |
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0385513909 (hc : alk. paper) |
| LCCN |
2007002461 |
| Hold Requests |
0 |
| Bib No. |
1120274 |