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Leonardo (häftad, eng)
This book is both a revelatory biography and an accessible study of Leonardo''s life and multi-faceted work as a scientist and engineer....
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This book is both a revelatory biography and an accessible study of Leonardo''s life and multi-faceted work as a scientist and engineer. It covers all aspects of the man''s life but is also a re-interpretation of the voluminous evidence to paint an original picture of Leonardo da Vinci not only as the archetypal polymath, but as the first true scientist.
Topics include:
* A detailed investigation of how Leonardo''s manuscripts and notebooks were lost to the world and kept secret during his own lifetime and how this altered the progress of science.
* A thorough analysis of his work as a scientist and how he predated many of the great figures of the 16th and 17th centuries, including Galileo, Kepler, William Harvey, Francis Bacon and Isaac Newton.
* Leonardo''s legacy -- what did Leonardo leave in his notebooks and how may they be viewed in the light of modern scientific understanding? What did he achieve in science?
Format | Häftad |
Omfång | 384 sidor |
Språk | Engelska |
Förlag | Little, Brown Book Group |
Utgivningsdatum | 2001-01-04 |
ISBN | 9780349112749 |
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Böcker
- Häftad, 384, Engelska, Little, Brown Book Group, 2001-01-04, 9780349112749
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Specifikation
Böcker
- Format Häftad
- Antal sidor 384
- Språk Engelska
- Förlag Little, Brown Book Group
- Utgivningsdatum 2001-01-04
- ISBN 9780349112749