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Leonardo's thoughts on mechanics and useful inventions

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The Bodleian Libraries (BODcasts)
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6,000 surviving notes and drawings reveal Leonardo da Vinci’s way of thinking. This talk focuses on Leonardo’s second book, On Mechanics, and explores how he later applied mechanical laws to studies for 'useful inventions'.

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The Bodleian Libraries (BODcasts)
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Matthew Landrus
Keywords
art
Leonardo da Vinci
On Mechanics
mathematics
engineering
Thinking 3D
bodleian
Department: Bodleian Libraries
Date Added: 12/06/2019
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