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Leonardo's thoughts on mechanics and useful inventions

Leonardo's thoughts on mechanics and useful inventions

The Bodleian Libraries (BODcasts) · Oxford University

June 12, 201918m 48s

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Show Notes

6,000 surviving notes and drawings reveal Leonardo da Vinci’s way of thinking. This talk focuses on Leonardo’s second book, On Mechanics, and explores how he later applied mechanical laws to studies for 'useful inventions'.