Historical Significance of da Vinci's Study of Water: The Failure of the Arno Project and its Implications
Keywords:
water, Arno Project,Abstract
Reemergence of classical thought and the importance of water in society led da Vinci to pursue multiple projects regarding his study of water – culminating in the project to divert the Arno River. Da Vinci's intellectual development from sketches of tempests and hydraulic machines to the Arno Project reveals his pivotal role in Renaissance society as well as in the development of the scientific method. It is important to note the impact of da Vinci's studies of water even when many of his sketches and designs did not manifest themselves in three-dimensional form. However, these sketches are indeed actual implementations of his intellectual development. Da Vinci's experimentation on paper reveals his intimate understanding of the natural processes.
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