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Archimedes, Vitruvius and Leonardo: The Odometer Connection
Department of Industrial Engineering & Mathematical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
Department of Industrial Engineering & Mathematical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
Department of Industrial Engineering & Mathematical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
- 1 Department of Industrial Engineering & Mathematical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
- 2 Department of Industrial Engineering & Mathematical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
- 3 Department of Industrial Engineering & Mathematical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
Advances in Historical Studies·Volume 09 (2020)·Pages 330–343·Published 7 December 2020·DOI10.4236/ahs.2020.95025
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Abstract
A multimedia exhibition in Fano (I) in 2019 celebrated the tight links between Vitruvius and Leonardo on the 500th year since Leonardo’s death. The authors realized an interactive animation of some machines to let the visitors enjoy an immersive experience of the studies of the great scholars of the past. They also took the opportunity to review the history of the odometer and to study how Leonardo redesigned the concept of Vitruvius. A few questions are still unanswered, but the search drove them back to another great scientist of the past, Archimedes of Syracuse.
KeywordsHistory of MachinesMechanismsLeonardoVitruviusArchimedesOdometer
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