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?
- 'White's level-headed assessments of the scientific content of Leonardo's surviving works are characteristically clear and easy to follow...[White] sifts fact from opinion in the works of his predecessors, and conveys his own enthusiasm and admiration for his subject’ LITERARY REVIEW
- 'A lively... informative book' SUNDAY TIMES
- 'Wholly fascinating.' INDEPENDENT
- 'Interesting and engaging.' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
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£9.99
Published 04/01/2001
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