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Leonardo's Machines: Da Vinci's Inventions Revealed
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 609.2
EAN: 9780715324448
ISBN: 0715324446
Label: David & Charles
Manufacturer: David & Charles
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 200
Publication Date: June 01, 2006
Publisher: David & Charles
Studio: David & Charles
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Editorial Review:
Building on the success of The Da Vinci Code--a bestseller in 48 countries--this book brings inventions from the artist's original coded notebooks alive. There's more interest than ever in Leonardo Da Vinci, and here readers will find a rare glimpse into the innovator's brilliant mind, with:
-Gorgeous color artwork that breathes life into Leonardo's inventions--from flying and war machines to musical instruments
-Annotated diagrams that show exactly how each contraption would have worked
-A look at how the inventions would be used in modern life
With incredible detail and mechanical accuracy, Leonardo's Machines unlocks the mystery of the artist's notebooks in a way that's both fascinating and educational!
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Great book for budding engineers
Facinating book with gorgeous drawings. We bought it for our 8 year old son who has always loved inventing and drawing machines of his own creation and were so impressed with it that we bought a copy to donate to his school library too.
Rating: - Great Book - Only a how-to if you are VERY experienced!
I bought this book because I have tickets to see the traveling exhibit, "The Da Vinci Experience", in a couple months. It is a gorgeous book. Each machine covered has copies of the Da Vinci original plans, plus the editor's illustrations breaking the machine into it's components, with the placements of said componenets. Each machine has explanations of how components and the full machine work (or are supposed to work). Also, each machine has a history of Leonardo's drawings, purpose, client or ... Read More
Rating: - Very Practical book. useful for school projects
excellent illustrations. this book is a must for anybody contemplating building any of Leonardo's machines. Particularly for school projects. Disappointed that the crossbow wasn't included. Otherwise probably one of the best books available on his machines.
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