Learning Leonardo Decoding Notebooks by Capra Fritjof (54 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. "This remarkable exposition of Leonardo's work" illuminates how he was centuries ahead of his time-and the lessons we can learn from his style of thought (Edward O. Wilson, Harvard University). Leonardo da Vinci was a brilliant artist, scientist, engineer, mathematician, architect, and inventor. But he was also, Fritjof Capra argues, a profoundly modern man. Capra's decade-long study of Leonardo's fabled notebooks reveal him as a "systems thinker" centuries before the term was coined. Leonardo believed the key to understanding the world was in perceiving the connections between phenomena and the larger patterns formed by those relationships. Seeing the world as a dynamic, integrated whole, Leonardo often used concepts from one area to illuminate problems in another. For example, his studies of the movement of water informed his ideas about how landscapes are shaped, how sap rises in plants, how air moves over a bird's wing, and how blood flows in the human body. His observations of nature enhanced his art, his drawings were integral to his scientific studies and architectural designs. Capra describes seven defining characteristics of Leonardo da Vinci's genius and includes a list of over forty discoveries Leonardo made that weren't rediscovered until centuries later. His overview of Leonardo's thought follows the organizational scheme Leonardo himself intended to use if he ever published his notebooks. So in a sense, this is Leonardo's science as he himself would have presented it. …

Hardback. Condition: Good. "This remarkable exposition of Leonardo's work" illuminates how he was centuries ahead of his time-and the lessons we can learn from his style of thought (Edward O. Wilson, Harvard University). Leonardo da Vinci was a brilliant artist, scientist, engineer, mathematician, architect, and inventor. But he was also, Fritjof Capra argues, a profoundly modern man. Capra's decade-long study of Leonardo's fabled notebooks reveal him as a "systems thinker" centuries before the term was coined. Leonardo believed the key to understanding the world was in perceiving the connections between phenomena and the larger patterns formed by those relationships. Seeing the world as a dynamic, integrated whole, Leonardo often used concepts from one area to illuminate problems in another. For example, his studies of the movement of water informed his ideas about how landscapes are shaped, how sap rises in plants, how air moves over a bird's wing, and how blood flows in the human body. His observations of nature enhanced his art, his drawings were integral to his scientific studies and architectural designs. Capra describes seven defining characteristics of Leonardo da Vinci's genius and includes a list of over forty discoveries Leonardo made that weren't rediscovered until centuries later. His overview of Leonardo's thought follows the organizational scheme Leonardo himself intended to use if he ever published his notebooks. So in a sense, this is Leonardo's science as he himself would have presented it. …

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Hardback. Condition: Good. "This remarkable exposition of Leonardo's work" illuminates how he was centuries ahead of his time-and the lessons we can learn from his style of thought (Edward O. Wilson, Harvard University). Leonardo da Vinci was a brilliant artist, scientist, engineer, mathematician, architect, and inventor. But he was also, Fritjof Capra argues, a profoundly modern man. Capra's decade-long study of Leonardo's fabled notebooks reveal him as a "systems thinker" centuries before the term was coined. Leonardo believed the key to understanding the world was in perceiving the connections between phenomena and the larger patterns formed by those relationships. Seeing the world as a dynamic, integrated whole, Leonardo often used concepts from one area to illuminate problems in another. For example, his studies of the movement of water informed his ideas about how landscapes are shaped, how sap rises in plants, how air moves over a bird's wing, and how blood flows in the human body. His observations of nature enhanced his art, his drawings were integral to his scientific studies and architectural designs. Capra describes seven defining characteristics of Leonardo da Vinci's genius and includes a list of over forty discoveries Leonardo made that weren't rediscovered until centuries later. His overview of Leonardo's thought follows the organizational scheme Leonardo himself intended to use if he ever published his notebooks. So in a sense, this is Leonardo's science as he himself would have presented it. …

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition hardcover with dust jacket, published by Berrett-Koehler, 2013. An in-depth analysis of the work and discoveries of Leonardo da Vinci. 378 pages with Index, Bibliography, Notes and section of color plates, 6-1/2" X 9-1/2". The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. Sturdy cover boards are flat, the corners are not bumped or worn. Sewn binding is tight and square. Edges of the text block are clean. Not a remainder, not a library discard copy. Attached photos are of the copy we have in our inventory. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Includes dust jacket. Book & dust jacket show some shelf & handling wear, including minor edge wear and scuffing on the dust jacket. Pages are slightly worn. Interiors are intact with unmarked text/pictures. Good reading copy.

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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st printing. Tight and unmarked. 380pp. Illustrations. Jacket slightly shelf rubbed. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Capra takes a thorough, in-depth look at Leonardo's entire body of scientific work: "understanding a phenomenon meant connecting it with other phenomena through a similarity of patterns." 380 pages, with photos of pages in the Notebooks throughout. Edges lightly rubbed.; 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 ''. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. "This remarkable exposition of Leonardo's work" illuminates how he was centuries ahead of his time-and the lessons we can learn from his style of thought (Edward O. Wilson, Harvard University).Leonardo da Vinci was a brilliant artist, scientist, engineer, mathematician, architect, and inventor. But he was also, Fritjof Capra argues, a profoundly modern man. Capra's decade-long study of Leonardo's fabled notebooks reveal him as a "systems thinker" centuries before the term was coined. Leonardo believed the key to understanding the world was in perceiving the connections between phenomena and the larger patterns formed by those relationships.Seeing the world as a dynamic, integrated whole, Leonardo often used concepts from one area to illuminate problems in another. For example, his studies of the movement of water informed his ideas about how landscapes are shaped, how sap rises in plants, how air moves over a bird's wing, and how blood flows in the human body. His observations of nature enhanced his art, his drawings were integral to his scientific studies and architectural designs.Capra describes seven defining characteristics of Leonardo da Vinci's genius and includes a list of over forty discoveries Leonardo made that weren't rediscovered until centuries later. His overview of Leonardo's thought follows the organizational scheme Leonardo himself intended to use if he ever published his notebooks. So in a sense, this is Leonardo's science as he himself would have presented it. Leonardo da Vinci was a brilliant artist, scientist, engineer, mathematician, architect, inventor, and even musician. But he was also a profoundly modern man. Not only did Leonardo invent the empirical scientific method, but Capras study of Leonardos notebooks reveals that he was a systems thinker centuries before the term was coined. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. xiii, 380 pages illustrations (some color) 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-361) and index. ; First Edition ; 1st printing.

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Condition: as new. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Hbk, 380pp, illust in b+w, dj price-clipped, otherwise fine and  now in protective sleeve, appears unread and overall an  excellent, clean, tight and unmarked text as new.

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