Leonardo da Vinci's Giant Crossbow

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Название: Leonardo da Vinci's Giant Crossbow

Автор: Matthew Landrus

Издательство: Springer

Год: 2010

Страниц: 122

ISBN: 9783540689188

Формат: PDF

Размер: 21, 7

Язык Английский

The book explores the context of Leonardo’s invention with an examination of the extensive documentary evidence, a short history of the great crossbow and ballista, the first accurate translation of the text and the technical specifications, and a detailed analysis of Leonardo’s design process for the crossbow, from start to finish.

The book proposes these new discoveries with the help of a strategy that had been at the core of Leonardo’s working philosophy: the proportional method. As proven with an analysis of the Giant Crossbow project, he used a consistent approach to 1/3rd proportions throughout the design and drawing process and employed this kind of proportional strategy at the start of almost every important project.