Leonardo's lost robots /
Rosheim, Mark E.,
Leonardo's lost robots / Mark Elling Rosheim. - xix, 188 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ch. I. Beginnings -- Ch. II. Leonardo's programmable automata and lion -- Pieces of the puzzle -- Reconstruction -- Operation -- Postscript : building Leonardo's programmable automata -- Ch. III. Leonardo's knight -- Pieces of the puzzle -- Reconstructions -- Building Leonardo's knight -- Operation -- Ch. IV. Leonardo's bell ringer -- Ancient models -- Pieces of the puzzle -- Reconstruction -- Operation -- Building Leonardo's bottino -- Ch. V. Epilogue : Leonardo's legacy and impact on modern technology -- App. 1. Leonardo on the bell ringer water clock -- App. 2. Electronic representation of the clock operation.
This text reinterprets Leonardo da Vinci's mechanical design work, aiming to reveal a sophistication heretofore, unrecognized by art historians or engineers. It recovers Leonardo's notes, showing that apparently unconnected fragments scattered in manuscripts are actually cohesive designs for functioning automata.
3540284400 9783540284406 9783662517895 3662517892
2005934414
05,N34,0891 dnb
97590695X DE-101
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519
Robots--Design and construction--History.
Robots--Design and construction.
Automaton Italy Water clock Mechanical novelty
History.
Leonardo's lost robots / Mark Elling Rosheim. - xix, 188 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ch. I. Beginnings -- Ch. II. Leonardo's programmable automata and lion -- Pieces of the puzzle -- Reconstruction -- Operation -- Postscript : building Leonardo's programmable automata -- Ch. III. Leonardo's knight -- Pieces of the puzzle -- Reconstructions -- Building Leonardo's knight -- Operation -- Ch. IV. Leonardo's bell ringer -- Ancient models -- Pieces of the puzzle -- Reconstruction -- Operation -- Building Leonardo's bottino -- Ch. V. Epilogue : Leonardo's legacy and impact on modern technology -- App. 1. Leonardo on the bell ringer water clock -- App. 2. Electronic representation of the clock operation.
This text reinterprets Leonardo da Vinci's mechanical design work, aiming to reveal a sophistication heretofore, unrecognized by art historians or engineers. It recovers Leonardo's notes, showing that apparently unconnected fragments scattered in manuscripts are actually cohesive designs for functioning automata.
3540284400 9783540284406 9783662517895 3662517892
2005934414
05,N34,0891 dnb
97590695X DE-101
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519
Robots--Design and construction--History.
Robots--Design and construction.
Automaton Italy Water clock Mechanical novelty
History.