Amazing and Extraordinary: Leonardo Da Vinci (Amazing and Extraordinary Facts)

Amazing and Extraordinary: Leonardo Da Vinci (Amazing and Extraordinary Facts)

by Cynthia Phillips (Author), Cynthia Phillips (Author), Shana Priwer (Author)

Synopsis

Amazing & Extraordinary Facts: Leonardo Da Vinci is a unique collection of surprising revelations and quirky stories about one of the most amazing people ever to have lived. This engaging volume reveals Da Vinci's phenomenal accomplishments, including mathematical discoveries, investigating the secrets of the human body, inventing a robot and even his plans to divert the entire Arno River! Brief, accessible and entertaining pieces on a wide variety of subjects makes it the perfect book to dip in to. The Amazing and Extraordinary Facts series presents interesting, surprising and little-known facts and stories about a wide range of topics which are guaranteed to inform, absorb and entertain in equal measure.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 144
Edition: UK ed.
Publisher: David & Charles
Published: 28 Oct 2011

ISBN 10: 1446301672
ISBN 13: 9781446301678

Author Bio
Shana Priwer has an undergraduate degree from and a master's degree from Harvard University. Cynthia Phillips is a scientist. She received her B.A. in astronomy, astrophysics, and physics from Harvard University and earned her Ph.D. in planetary science, with a minor in geosciences.