{"product_id":"leonardo-da-vinci-the-first-scientist-9780349112749","title":"Leonardo da Vinci  The First Scientist","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is both a revelatory biography and an accessible study of Leonardo''s life and multi-faceted work as a scientist and engineer. It covers all aspects of the man''s life but is also a re-interpretation of the voluminous evidence to paint an original picture of Leonardo da Vinci not only as the archetypal polymath, but as the first true scientist. Topics include:\u003cbr\u003e*  A detailed investigation of how Leonardo''s manuscripts and notebooks were lost to the world and kept secret during his own lifetime and how this altered the progress of science.\u003cbr\u003e*  A thorough analysis of his work as a scientist and how he predated many of the great figures of the 16th and 17th centuries, including Galileo, Kepler, William Harvey, Francis Bacon and Isaac Newton.\u003cbr\u003e*  Leonardo''s legacy -- what did Leonardo leave in his notebooks and how may they be viewed in the light of modern scientific understanding?  What did he achieve in science?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhite's level-headed assessments of the scientific content of Leonardo's surviving works are characteristically clear and easy to follow . . . [White] sifts fact from opinion in the works of his predecessors, and conveys his own enthusiasm and admiration for his subject * LITERARY REVIEW *\u003cbr\u003eA lively and often informative book * SUNDAY TIMES *\u003cbr\u003eBy focusing on the motivational aspects of science, White successfully expands the definition of the term \"scientist\" . . . [Leonardo's] spirit is present in White's careful scholarship and independence of mind * TES *\u003cbr\u003eWholly fascinating. * INDEPENDENT *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733646651735,"sku":"9780349112749","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349112749.jpg?v=1720001006","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/leonardo-da-vinci-the-first-scientist-9780349112749","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}