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001 2005054763
003 DLC
005 20080310152243.0
008 050927s2006 nyuaf b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2005054763
020 $a0060851198 (pbk.)
020 $a9780060851194 (pbk.)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm61821973
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042 $apcc
050 10 $aN6923.L33$bA886 2006
082 00 $a709.2$222
100 1 $aAtalay, Bülent.
245 10 $aMath and the Mona Lisa :$bthe art and science of Leonardo da Vinci /$cBülent Atalay.
260 $aNew York :$bSmithsonian Books :$bCollins,$c2006.
300 $axix, 314 p., [16] p. of plates :$bill. (some col.) ;$c21 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 281-301) and index.
520 $aLeonardo was one of history's true geniuses, equally brilliant as an artist, scientist, and mathematician. This book picks up where The Da Vinci Code left off, illuminating Leonardo's life and work to uncover connections previously known only to scholars. Following Leonardo's own model, Atalay searches for the internal dynamics of art and science, revealing their deep unity. He provides an overview of the development of science from the dawn of civilization to today's quantum mechanics. From this base, Atalay offers a view into Leonardo's restless intellect and modus operandi, allowing us to see the source of his ideas and to appreciate his art from a new perspective. Nobel Prize winning physicist William D. Phillips writes of the author, "Atalay is indeed a modern renaissance man, and he invites us to tap the power of synthesis that is Leonardo's model."--From publisher description.
600 00 $aLeonardo,$cda Vinci,$d1452-1519$xCriticism and interpretation.
650 0 $aArt and science.