TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rosheim,Mark E.
TI  - Leonardo's lost robots
SN  - 3540284400
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Berlin
PB  - Springer
KW  - Leonardo,
KW  - Robots
KW  - Design and construction
KW  - History
KW  - fast
KW  - Automaton
KW  - Italy
KW  - Water clock
KW  - Mechanical novelty
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -