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Leonardo's legacy : how Da Vinci reimagined the world / Stefan Klein ; translated by Shelley Frisch.

by Klein, Stefan, 1965-

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Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 2010.

Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.

Artists -- Italy -- Biography.

Inventors -- Italy -- Biography.

Renaissance -- Italy -- Biography.

9780306818257 (alk. paper)

0306818256 (alk. paper)

viii, 291 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

1st Da Capo Press ed.

The mystery of the ten thousand pages -- The gaze. The artist as neuroscientist ; Noses from the construction kit ; Pyramidal law ; In the library of Her Majesty ; "How the scintillation of each star originates in the eye" -- Water. Remains of a lock ; Seeking employment from the tyrant ; Love nest in the mill ; Leonardo becomes a writer ; Water music ; Single file through an alley -- War. The physics of destruction ; Amorra, Ilopanna ; Pact with the devil ; Strangled at dawn ; The beast within man -- The dream of flying. Alone against gravity ; "Board up the large room above-- " ; "Leonardo complicated matters" ; The intrepid Judy Leden ; Flying does not mean flapping wings -- Robots. Handbags and water heaters ; The performance of the mechanical lion ; A life for Leonardo ; The bell ringer ; Leonardo's computer -- Under the skin. In the mortuaries of Santa Maria Nuova ; An x-ray view of sex ; Man is a machine ; Expeditions into the beating heart ; "A philosopher more than a Christian" -- Final questions. Shells on the mountain slope ; "How admirable Thy justice, O though first mover!" ; The soul of the fetus ; Visions of the end of the world -- The legacy.

Explores the mind of Leonardo Da Vinci and explains the profound impact his ideas have had on our times, discussing his paintings, fascination with water, and dream of flying.

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