The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci — Complete by da Vinci Leonardo
introduction to Astronomy (see Nos._ 867 _and_ 877_). Some of the
chapters belonging to this Section bear the title "Prospettiva"
_(see Nos._ 869 _and_ 870_), this being the term universally applied
at the time to Optics as well as Perspective (see Vol. I, p._ 10,
_note to No._ 13, _l._ 10_)_.
_At the beginning of the XVIth century the Ptolemaic theory of the
universe was still universally accepted as the true one, and
Leonardo conceives of the earth as fixed, with the moon and sun
revolving round it, as they are represented in the diagram to No._
Chapters
- Chapter 1 Ch.1
- 2. _addi 22 di marzo 1508_. The Christian era was computed in Ch.2
- 3. _racolto tratto di molte carte le quali io ho qui copiate_. We Ch.3
- INTRODUCTION. Ch.4
- INTRODUCTION. Ch.5
- INTRODUCTION. Ch.6
- INTRODUCTION. Ch.7
- INTRODUCTION TO PERSPECTIVE:--THAT IS OF THE FUNCTION OF THE EYE. Ch.8
- INTRODUCTION. Ch.9
- 4. This diagram below should end at _a n_ 4 8. [4]That portion of Ch.10
- 307. OF PAINTING. Ch.11
- 1480. On the same leaf there is a drawing in red chalk of two Ch.12
- Part I of the _Nuovo Giornale Botanico Italiano_, by Prof. G. Ch.13
- 3. The first five lines of the text are written below the diagram Ch.14
- 1. 2. C. A. 157a; 463a has the similar heading: '_del cressciere Ch.15
- 3. The MS. Leic. being written about the year 1510 or later, it does Ch.16
- 6. _fregalo bene con un panno_. He reads _pane_ for _panno_ and Ch.17
- 7. _colla stecca po laua_. He reads "_polacca_" = "_avec le couteau Ch.18
- 1506. (See Milanesi's note to Vasari pp. 43--45 Vol. IV ed. 1880.) Ch.19
- 1. _Incominciai_. We have no other information as to the two Ch.20
- 1. A drawing in silver point on brown toned paper of a woman's head Ch.21
- 2. A study of drapery for the left leg of the same figure, done with Ch.22
- 3. A study in red chalk for the bust of the Infant Christ--No. 3 in Ch.23
- 4. A silver-point study on greenish paper, for the head of John the Ch.24
- 361. G. Govi remarks on these ornaments (_Saggio_ p. 22): "_Codesti Ch.25
- 1881. But the coincidence is probably accidental.] Ch.26
- 1492. Leonardo's opinions as to the shortcomings of plastic works Ch.27
- 12. The meaning of _orreve_ is unknown.] Ch.28
- 1. That which gets wet increases in proportion to the moisture it Ch.29
- 2. And a wet object shrinks, while drying, in proportion to the Ch.30
- introduction to Astronomy (see Nos._ 867 _and_ 877_). Some of the Ch.31
- 897. _He does not go into any theory of the motions of the planets; Ch.32
- 1600. _As LIBRI pointed out_ (Histoire des Sciences mathematiques Ch.33
- INTRODUCTION. Ch.34
- Book 15 of matters worn away by water. Ch.35
- Book 9, of accidental risings of water. Ch.36
- Book 9 of the meeting of rivers and their flow and ebb. The cause is Ch.37
- Book 9, of the meeting of rivers and of their ebb and flow. The Ch.38
- 1339. All the foregoing chapters are from Manuscripts of about 1510. Ch.39
- 1. _Diodario._ This word is not to be found in any Italian Ch.40
- 7. _Citta de Calindra (Chalindra)_. The position of this city is so Ch.41
- 8. _I_ corni del gra mote Tauro. Compare the sketches PI. Ch.42
- 7. _vicini ai nostri confini_. Dr. M. JORDAN has already published Ch.43
- BOOK 43. OF THE MOVEMENT OF AIR ENCLOSED IN WATER. Ch.44
- 1536. A. Percy neither does mention any eruptions of Etna during the Ch.45
- 1473. [Footnote: *W. An. I. 1368. 1369. This date is on a drawing of Ch.46
- 11. 13. [Footnote: _Brera_, now _Palazzo delle Scienze ed Arti. Ch.47
- 12. [Footnote: _Sco Lorenzo_. A church at Milan, see pp. 39, Ch.48
- 2. 3. _Francesco de' Melzi_ is often mentioned, see Ch.49
- 4. _Lorenzo_. See No. 1351, l. 10 (p. 408). Amoretti Ch.50
- 1466. This seems to be an account for two assistants. Ch.51
- 1467. 5. See No. 1465, 2. Ch.52
- 1476. BRUNET, _Manuel du libraire_ (IV, p. 97) Ch.53
- 1476. Where Leonardo found the statement that Ch.54
- 10. Compare No. 1475.] Ch.55
- 1. 8II in all Ch.56
- 450. Of these I gave 2 the same day to Ch.57