Leonardo da Vincis Giant Crossbow

• Main Author: Landrus, Matthew. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Science > History.; Geometry.; Mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Engineering design.; Arts.; Engineering Design.; History of Science.; Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering.; Popular Science in Mathematics/Computer Science/Natural Science/Technology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68918-8

Although Leonardos Giant Crossbow is one of his most popular drawings, it has been one of the least understood. "Leonardos Giant Crossbow" offers the first in-depth account of this drawings likely purpose and its highly resolved design. This fascinating book has a wealth of technical in...

Table of Contents:

• Part I The Idea: Locating the Giant Crossbow
• Proposal to Ludovico Sforza, CA 1082r/391r-a
• Dating the crossbow
• A real project
• Part II Making it Work: Functionality in the design
• The armatures design and proposed construction
• Proportional design and operation of the armature
• The lower carriage, side poles, and wheels
• The upper carriage
• Mechanical draughting techniques.