Editore: McGraw-Hill, 1982
ISBN 10: 0070286108 ISBN 13: 9780070286108
Da: Gulf Coast Books, Memphis, TN, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condizione: Fair.
Condizione: Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Editore: McGraw-Hill, 1982
ISBN 10: 0070286108 ISBN 13: 9780070286108
Da: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. light amount of wear along the edges of the cover.
Editore: McGraw-Hill, 1982
ISBN 10: 0070286108 ISBN 13: 9780070286108
Da: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.1.
Editore: McGraw-Hill, 1982
ISBN 10: 0070286108 ISBN 13: 9780070286108
Da: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.1.
Editore: McGraw-Hill Companies, The, 1980
ISBN 10: 0070286108 ISBN 13: 9780070286108
Da: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condizione: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Editore: McGraw-Hill, New York, 1980
ISBN 10: 0070286108 ISBN 13: 9780070286108
Da: Abacus Bookshop, Pittsford, NY, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
hardcover. Profusely illustrated (illustratore). 1st edition. 8vo, 192 pp., Spine of dust jacket slightly faded, else fine. Fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket.
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: very good. Unmarked text. Price clipped dust jacket. Adaptation of 1974 first edition. Illustrations throughout (185), primarily B&W drawings. Three essays: The Military Architect, Machines and Weaponry, The Engineer. 192p.
Editore: NY etc~1980. McGraw Hill Book Co (UK Ltd.), 1982
ISBN 10: 0070286108 ISBN 13: 9780070286108
Da: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, U.S.A.
Condizione: UNSPECIFIED. brown cloth hardbound 8vo. dustwrapper in protective plastic. very fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. price clipped dustwrapper in very fine cond. not worn or torn. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ first edition thus. "first published 1974. Adaption 1980." (originally published as part of the book "The Unknown Leonardo" in 1974) . b&w frontis. illustration. 192p. glossy pages throughout. several full page full color plates. also b&w illustrations & drawings throughout. footnotes. list of illustrations. index. biography. world history. history of science. history of the renaissance. history of italy. art history. history of architecture. history of technology. geometry. mathematics. anatomy. ~ In Leonardo's 500~year~old notebooks we discover, with a shock of recognition, sketches and diagrams that mirror many elements of modern technology. This richly illustrated volume based on newly discovered notebooks offers a tour through Leonardo's mechanical inventions that is rich in such surprises, a multi~faceted tribute to his far~sighted genius. As an engineer, Leonardo devised specific designs for screws, gears, bearings, rollers, axles ~ the entire range and variety of mechanics. Among his many sketches anticipating'modern technology is a drawing for ball~bearing identical to one made in the 1920s for blind~flying instruments used in airplane navigation. Three modern experts of our time have analyzed and described Leonardo's inventions from diverse viewpoints. In a chapter on military architecture, Ludwig Heydenreich describes Leonardo's plans to divert the Arno River as part of the ongoing war between Florence and Pisa, and also to fortify the town of Piombino. As Heydenreich points out, the scientific notes for the fortifications are mingled with musing on the natural beauty of this coastal town, and again the facets of Leonardo's mind can be seen at work. The chapter by Bern Dibner on machines and weaponry, more technical in scope, discusses in detail Leonardo's ballistic concerns and sketches, such as those of the paraboloid curve of a trajectory that is deformed by air resistance, which was developed into mathematical ballistics years later by Newton. Leonardo also designed experimentally a handgun matchlock, ; A multiple~barrel light cannon, and even a steam cannon similar to a type used in the American Civil War. Finally, Ladislao Reti's chapter On the elements of machines discusses in detail the mechanicaL devices of Codex Madrid I, showing that Leonardo had adopted a true scientific mode of thought: that a general principle can be derived through specific examples. This attitude is as novel as were some of the specifics Leonardo studied which are shown and discussed here in fascinating detail. These studies, originally published in The Unknoum Leonardo following the rediscovery of Leonardo's Madrid notebooks, are reprinted here in smaller, convenient format, with the original illustrations, hundreds of Leonardo's drawings, many reproduced in full color.
Editore: McGraw-Hill, 1980
ISBN 10: 0070286108 ISBN 13: 9780070286108
Da: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition Thus. 192 Pp. Tan Cloth, Gilt. First Printing Of The 1980 Edition, Small Format. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket Priced $9.95.
Editore: New York : McGraw-Hill, 1980
ISBN 10: 0070286108 ISBN 13: 9780070286108
Da: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
New Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 192 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Notes; From the David Lingard history of mathematics collection. Essays originally published in The unknown Leonardo, edited by Ladislao Reti, with additional illustrations. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; The military architect / Ludwig H. Heydenreich -- Machines and weaponry / Bern Dibner -- The engineer / Ladislao Reti. Subjects; Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Knowledge Military engineering. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Knowledge Mechanics. Genres; Bibliography. Biography. Illustrated. 1 Kg.
Editore: New York : McGraw-Hill, 1980
ISBN 10: 0070286108 ISBN 13: 9780070286108
Da: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irlanda
New Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 192 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Notes; From the David Lingard history of mathematics collection. Essays originally published in The unknown Leonardo, edited by Ladislao Reti, with additional illustrations. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; The military architect / Ludwig H. Heydenreich -- Machines and weaponry / Bern Dibner -- The engineer / Ladislao Reti. Subjects; Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Knowledge Military engineering. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Knowledge Mechanics. Genres; Bibliography. Biography. Illustrated. 1 Kg.
Editore: McGraw Hill, New York, 1980
ISBN 10: 0070286108 ISBN 13: 9780070286108
Da: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Slight scuffing to rear panel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Editore: McGraw-Hill, 1982
ISBN 10: 0070286108 ISBN 13: 9780070286108
Da: The Book Spot, Sioux Falls, SD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: New.
Editore: Independently Published, 1982
ISBN 10: 0070286108 ISBN 13: 9780070286108
Da: Collectors Bookstore, Antwerpen, Belgio
Paperback. Condizione: USED_FINE. Leonardo The Inventor by Various Authors. Published by Independently Published in 1982. Paperback ISBN:9780070286108. Collectible item in very fine condition.