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| Named Person: | Leonardo, da Vinci; Leonardo, da Vinci |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Juvenile audience |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Maxine Anderson |
| ISBN: | 0974934429 9780974934426 |
| OCLC Number: | 64225471 |
| Description: | 122 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction: What was the renaissance? -- Biography of Leonardo -- Leonardo the artist and dreamer: Perspective and Leonardo's "Perspectograh" -- Masks for a masque -- "Plastic glass" and paint -- Leonardo and Luca Pacioli's "Divine proportion" -- Leonardo the jokester -- Monster shield -- Leonardo's useful machines: Camera obscura -- Leonardo's weather predictions -- Leonardo's hydrometer -- Leonardo's monkey wrench -- Leonardo and water: Walk-on-water shoes -- Leonardo's webbed gloves -- Leonardo in flight: Leonardo's ornithopter -- Leonardo's helicopter -- Leonardo's parachute -- Leonardo's anemometer -- Leonardo's war inventions: Leonardo's safety bridge -- Leonardo's trebuchet -- Leonardo's tank -- Image credits: Glossary -- Bibliography/resources: Index. |
| Responsibility: | Maxine Anderson. |
Abstract:
"Introduces readers to the life, world, and incredible mind of Leonardo da Vinci through hands-on building projects that explore his invention ideas." --From publisher's description.
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