The science of Leonardo : inside the mind of the great genius of the Renaissance / Fritjof Capra.
Pubblicazione:
New York : Doubleday, c2007.
Descrizione fisica:
XX, 329 p. : ill., ritr. ; 25 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Acknowledgments. Photographic acknowledgments. Preface. Introduction: An Interpreter of nature. Pt. 1. Leonardo, the man: 1. Infinite grace 2. The universal man 3. The Florentine 4. A well employed life. Pt. 2. Leonardo, the scientist: 5. Science in the Renaissance 6. Science born of experience 7. Geometry done with motion 8. Pyramids of light 9. The eye, the senses, and the soul. Epilogue: Read me, o reader, if in my words you find delight. Appendix: Leonardo's geometry of transformations. Notes. Leonardo's notebooks: facsimiles and transcriptions. Bibliography. Index
