Journal of Inventions: Leonardo da Vinci

Silver Dolphin Books

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UPC:
9781592239085
Binding:
Hardcover
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Publication Date:
4/7/2009
Author:
Jasper Bark
Language:
english
Edition:
Pop
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Product Overview

I have always felt it is my destiny to build a machine that would allow man to fly, wrote Leonardo da Vinci in his journal alongside a sketch for an impossibly ingenious invention he called his Flying Machine. Though never built, it takes flight here in Journal of Inventions: Leonardo da Vinci. This fascinating book is an exquisite collection of elaborate 3-D pop-ups and detailed illustrations based on the personal notebooks and sketches of the Renaissances most influential mind. Discover da Vincis Mechanical Man, coil-spring clock mechanisms, hydraulic contraptions, and designs for armored vehiclesthe precursor to modern tanks. Each invention is brought to life as a movable 3-D pop-up, with da Vincis own words and illustrations to provide further insight. This endlessly fascinating book is sure to inspire young readers and adults alike.