Preface
Timeline of Scientific Discoveries
Prologue: Leonardo’s Genius
I. FORM AND TRANSFORMATION IN THE MACROCOSM
1. The Movements of Water
2. The Living Earth
3. The Growth of Plants
II. FORM AND TRANSFORMATION IN THE HUMAN BODY
4. The Human Figure
5. The Elements of Mechanics
6. The Body in Motion
7. The Science of Flight
8. The Mystery of Life
Coda: Leonardo’s Legacy
Chronology of Leonardo’s Life and Work
Color Plates after
Notes
Leonardo’s Notebooks: Facsimiles and Transcriptions
Bibliography
Resources for Leonardo Scholarship
Acknowledgments
Photo Credits
Index
About the Author