Описание: Why cracking the code of human conception took centuries of wild theories, misogynist blunders, and ludicrous mistakes Throughout most of human history, babies were surprises. People knew the basics: men and women had sex, and sometimes babies followed. But beyond that the origins of life were a colossal mystery. The Seeds of Life is the remarkable and rollicking story of how a series of blundering geniuses and brilliant amateurs struggled for two centuries to discover where, exactly, babies come from. Taking a page from investigative thrillers, acclaimed science writer Edward Dolnick looks to these early scientists as if they were detectives hot on the trail of a bedeviling and urgent mystery. These strange searchers included an Italian surgeon using shark teeth to prove that female reproductive organs were not 'failed' male genitalia, and a Catholic priest who designed ingenious miniature pants to prove that frogs required semen to fertilize their eggs. A witty and rousing history of science, The Seeds of Life presents our greatest scientists struggling-against their perceptions, their religious beliefs, and their deep-seated prejudices-to uncover how and where we come from.
Описание: Leonardo Da Vinci`s Codex Leicester is the most important of Leonardo`s scientific manuscripts. It demonstrates Leonardo`s influence on later scientific study, including issues from geology to the science of water, from astronomy to technology.
Описание: Leonardo Da Vinci`s Codex Leicester is the most important of Leonardo`s scientific manuscripts. This scholarly edition demonstrates Leonardo`s influence on later scientific study, including issues from geology to the science of water, from astronomy to technology.
The book focuses on the role of the Leonardo da Vinci projects and inventions, specifically the interdisciplinarity of his studies that represents perhaps the first example of the paradigm of complex systems engineering. The projects are characterized within a modern conception of his thinking, looking at the main motivations behind his machines. The book also proposes a set of experimental realizations of the models made mainly in wood, using the actual concept of automatic control and microcontroller technology emphasizing that the Leonardo machines can be seen in agreement with modern current technology.
The remote control of each machine is considered and the behavior of each monitored. Machines are revisited based on the transmission principle that adopts microcontrollers and bluetooth devices, studying the equipment behind the actuation of the systems. Thus, the paradigm of each machine is maintained unaltered while the latest technologies show the relevance of such inventions in the modern era. The study also stimulated more applications and future projects that can start from the original Leonardo projects and then proceed to the next centuries, providing readers simple and efficient ideas to innovate his projects using modern low-cost microcontrollers.
The book focuses on the role of the Leonardo da Vinci projects and inventions, specifically the interdisciplinarity of his studies that represents perhaps the first example of the paradigm of complex systems engineering. The projects are characterized within a modern conception of his thinking, looking at the main motivations behind his machines. The book also proposes a set of experimental realizations of the models made mainly in wood, using the actual concept of automatic control and microcontroller technology emphasizing that the Leonardo machines can be seen in agreement with modern current technology.
The remote control of each machine is considered and the behavior of each monitored. Machines are revisited based on the transmission principle that adopts microcontrollers and bluetooth devices, studying the equipment behind the actuation of the systems. Thus, the paradigm of each machine is maintained unaltered while the latest technologies show the relevance of such inventions in the modern era. The study also stimulated more applications and future projects that can start from the original Leonardo projects and then proceed to the next centuries, providing readers simple and efficient ideas to innovate his projects using modern low-cost microcontrollers.
Автор: Geddes Leslie A. Название: Watermarks: Leonardo Da Vinci and the Mastery of Nature ISBN: 0691192693 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691192697 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 9504.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Leonardo's enduring fascination with water--from its artistic representation to aquatic inventions and hydraulic engineering
Formless, mutable, transparent: the element of water posed major challenges for the visual artists of the Renaissance. To the engineers of the era, water represented a force that could be harnessed for human industry but was equally possessed of formidable destructive power. For Leonardo da Vinci, water was an enduring fascination, appearing in myriad forms throughout his work. In Watermarks, Leslie Geddes explores the extraordinary range of Leonardo's interest in water and shows how artworks by him and his peers contributed to hydraulic engineering and the construction of large river and canal systems.
From drawings for mobile bridges and underwater breathing apparatuses to plans for water management schemes, Leonardo evinced a deep interest in the technical aspects of water. His visual studies of the ways in which landscape is shaped by water demonstrated both his artistic mastery and probing scientific mind. Analyzing Leonardo's notebooks, plans, maps, and paintings, Geddes argues that, for Leonardo and fellow artists, drawing was a form of visual thinking and problem solving essential to understanding and controlling water and other parts of the natural world. She also examines the material importance in this work of water-based media, namely ink, watercolor, and oil paint.
A compelling account of Renaissance art and engineering, Watermarks shows, above all else, how Leonardo applied his pictorial genius to water in order to render the natural world in all its richness and constant change.
Автор: Francis C. Moon Название: The Machines of Leonardo Da Vinci and Franz Reuleaux ISBN: 9401776695 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789401776691 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 12571.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This fascinating book will be of as much interest to engineers as to art historians, examining as it does the evolution of machine design methodology from the Renaissance to the Age of Machines in the 19th century.
Автор: Laurenza Domenico Название: Leonardo da Vinci`s Codex Leicester: A New Edition ISBN: 0198832885 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780198832881 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 20988.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Leonardo Da Vinci`s Codex Leicester is the most important of Leonardo`s scientific manuscripts. This scholarly edition demonstrates Leonardo`s influence on later scientific study, including issues from geology to the science of water, from astronomy to technology.
Автор: Landrus, Matthew Название: Leonardo da Vinci ISBN: 0233005641 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780233005645 Издательство: Carlton Books Рейтинг: Цена: 3960.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Leonardo da Vinci tells the story of this artist/engineer's life and times, and looks at the major themes that dominate his work. Beautifully illustrated with his artworks and designs, it also contains rare sketches and studies sourced from his own writings, as well as documents from archives such as the library of the Institut de France, including the record of Leonardo's birth made by his grandfather in 1452.
Matthew Landrus's insightful narrative explains how da Vinci was more than a painter of extraordinary skill. In fact, he was often thought of principally as a civil and military engineer. This compelling biography paints a vivid portrait of the most gifted of men, 500 years after his death.
Автор: Laurenza Domenico Название: Leonardo da Vinci`s Codex Leicester: A New Edition ISBN: 0198832893 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780198832898 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 19800.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Leonardo Da Vinci`s Codex Leicester is the most important of Leonardo`s scientific manuscripts. This scholarly edition demonstrates Leonardo`s influence on later scientific study, including issues from geology to the science of water, from astronomy to technology.
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