ISBN: 9781609949891

Edition: First edition.

Description: xiii, 380 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

• 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
• Coda: Leonardo's Legacy
• Appendix A: Chronology of Leonardo's Life and Work
• Appendix B: Timeline of Scientific Discoveries Leonardo's Notebooks: Facsimiles and Transcriptions.

Control Number: 944774

Series: BK currents book

Subjects:

• Creative ability in science.
• Discoveries in science.
• Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 -- Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
• Science, Renaissance.