Leonardo Da Vinci's Elements of the Science of Man
- 1st Edition - September 23, 2014
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Author: Kenneth D. Keele
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 4 1 5 3 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 7 7 4 7 - 9
Leonardo Da Vinci’s Elements of the Science of Man describes how Da Vinci integrates his mechanical observations and experiments in mechanics into underlying principles. This book… Read more
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Leonardo Da Vinci’s Elements of the Science of Man describes how Da Vinci integrates his mechanical observations and experiments in mechanics into underlying principles. This book is composed of 17 chapters that highlight the principles underlying Da Vinci’s research in anatomical studies. Considerable chapters deal with Leonardo’s scientific methods and the mathematics of his pyramidal law, as well as his observations on the human and animal movements. Other chapters describe the artist’s anatomical approach to the mechanism of the human body, specifically the physiology of vision, voice, music, senses, soul, and the nervous system. The remaining chapters examine the mechanism of the bones, joints, respiration, heart, digestion, and urinary and reproductive systems.
AcknowledgementsList of AbbreviationsLeonardo's Alphabet and NumbersIntroductionChapter 1 A Scientific Biography of Leonardo Da VinciChapter 2 Leonardo's Gateway to Science: To Know How to SeeChapter 3 The Elements of Leonardo's WorldChapter 4 The Four PowersChapter 5 Leonardo's Scientific Methods and the Mathematics of His Pyramidal LawChapter 6 The Movements of Man and AnimalsChapter 7 Leonardo's Anatomical Approach to the Mechanism of the Human BodyChapter 8 Leonardo's Anatomy of the Eye and Physiology of VisionChapter 9 From Sound and Hearing to Voice and MusicChapter 10 The Senses and the SoulChapter 11 The Nervous SystemChapter 12 The Mechanism of the Bones and Joints of ManChapter 13 Muscles, The Forces of 'This Machine of Ours'Chapter 14 The Ebb and Flow of RespirationChapter 15 The Heart, The Most Powerful MuscleChapter 16 Digestion and NutritionChapter 17 The Urinary and Reproductive SystemsEpilogueList of IllustrationsIndex
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 23, 2014
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
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