General Index

•  Brunelleschi and the dome of Florence Cathedral    [intro]
•  The Sienese engineers    [intro]
•  Leonardo: machines and mechanisms    [intro]
         Leonardo's manuscripts    [intro]
         Leonardo da Vinci: the anatomy of machines    [intro]
                  The screw    [intro]
                  Toothed wheels, pin-gear wheels, and pinions    [intro]
                  The ratchet wheel    [intro]
                  Pulleys and pulley blocks    [intro]
                  Axles, supports, and bearings    [intro]
                  Joints and hinges    [intro]
                        LEONARDO DA VINCI - Wedge joints
                        LEONARDO DA VINCI - Rotating joints
                        LEONARDO DA VINCI - Semi-articulated joints
                        LEONARDO DA VINCI - Door hinges
                        LEONARDO DA VINCI - Hinges for dismountable pavilions
                  Modular tubes    [intro]
                  Automatic hooks    [intro]
                  Crankshafts    [intro]
                  Flywheels    [intro]
                  Springs    [intro]
                  Cams    [intro]
                  Chains    [intro]
                  Ropes and belts    [intro]
                  Shock absorbers    [intro]
                  The flying machine    [intro]
         The human body as a wonderful machine    [intro]
         Leonardo's lost robot    [intro]
         Body-Earth analogy    [intro]
         The machine-building    [intro]
         Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci, 1452 - Amboise, 1519)     
•  Major achievements   
•  Key figures