Abstract
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is perhaps overrated for his contributions to physical science, since his technical approach. Nevertheless important components concerning practical problems of mechanics with great technical ability were abounded. He brought alive again the Nemorarius’ (fl. 12th - 13th century) tradition and his speculations on mechanics, if immature made known how difficult and elusive were the conceptual streams of the foundations of science for practitioners-artisans. Leonardo also had an interesting and intense relationship with mathematics but merely unhappy insights in his time. The meeting with Luca Bartolomeo de Pacioli (1445-1517) was very important for da Vinci since proposing stimulating speculations were implemented, but they were not definitive theoretical results. In this paper historical reflections notes on mechanics and mathematics in da Vinci and his relationships with Pacioli are presented.
Highlights
The privileged geographical position of Italy in the Mediterranean caused interesting commercial exchanges with Africa and the Middle East that favoured the free circulation and the widespread of Greek works throughout Italy and Northern Europe
A lot of technicians, such as architects and engineers, would have probably welcomed the application of geometry and mathematics as theoretical science to arts, navigation and architecture but the precarious diffusion of school education did not give the pioneers of scientia activa access to the necessary scientific heritage
Even here a science of movement of weights was constituted, namely Scientia de ponderibus. Besides this there was a branch of learning called mechanics, sometimes considered an activity of craftsmen, other times of engineers (Scientia de ingeniis)
Summary
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is perhaps overrated for his contributions to physical science, since his technical approach. Important components concerning practical problems of mechanics with great technical ability were abounded. 12th - 13th century) tradition and his speculations on mechanics, if immature made known how difficult and elusive were the conceptual streams of the foundations of science for practitioners-artisans. Leonardo had an interesting and intense relationship with mathematics but merely unhappy insights in his time. The meeting with Luca Bartolomeo de Pacioli (1445-1517) was very important for da Vinci since proposing stimulating speculations were implemented, but they were not definitive theoretical results. In this paper historical reflections notes on mechanics and mathematics in da Vinci and his relationships with Pacioli are presented
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