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Leonardo's Universe The Renaissance World of Leonardo Davinci

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ISBN-10: 1426202857

ISBN-13: 9781426202858

Edition: 2008

Authors: Keith Wamsley, Bulent Atalay, Atalay, Wamsley

List price: $35.00
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A veritable rock star in the book world some five centuries after his birth, Leonardo Da Vinci is a man for the ages. Millions of readers hungrily ponder the mysteries behind his sketch-filled notebooks, radical inventions, and enigmatic paintings. This stunning book, like no other on the market, explores the master7;s insights and synthesizes his relationship with art and science in a magnificently illustrated and informative style. Every page resonates with Leonardo7;s genius, demonstrated by his own art and writings as well as modern diagrams and workable re-creations of his inventions. Physicist and artist Bulent Atalay, author ofMath and the Mona Lisa,deftly explains Leonardo7;s…    
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Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Publication date: 1/6/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 9.34" wide x 11.26" long x 0.99" tall
Weight: 3.146
Language: English

Bulent Atalay is a scientist and artist with roots in Turkey, England, and the United States. He is a professor of physics at the University of Mary Washington, an adjunct professor at the University of Virginia, and a member of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. He is the author ofMath and the Mona Lisa(Smithsonian Books, 2004), and a frequent lecturer on the genius of Leonardo. Keith Wamsley, is trained in classics and literature. He teaches secondary school in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and was a contributing editor onMath and the Mona Lisa(Smithsonian Books, 2004).

Bulent Atalay is a professor of physics at the University of Mary Washington.

Prologue
The Italian Renaissance and the Renaissance Man
Early Life and Florence
1481-90: The Milan Years
1491-99: The Milan Years
1500-1507: On the Road
1508-1519: The Final Years
Epilogue
Further Reading
Acknowledgments
Illustrator Credits
Index