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]
                        LEONARDO DA VINCI - Analysis of gear teeth -The power of teeth
                        LEONARDO DA VINCI - Analysis of gear teeth - Contacts between teeth and notches
                        LEONARDO DA VINCI - Analysis of gear teeth - Square teeth
                        LEONARDO DA VINCI - Analysis of gear teeth - Asymmetrical teeth (peg teeth)
                        LEONARDO DA VINCI - Analysis of gear teeth - Helical teeth
                        Wheel and pinion with helical gears
                        LEONARDO DA VINCI - Analysis of gear teeth - Cylindrical antifriction teeth
                        LEONARDO DA VINCI - Effects of the combination of two or more toothed wheels - Two external wheels
                        LEONARDO DA VINCI - Effects of the combination of two or more toothed wheels - Three external wheels
                        LEONARDO DA VINCI - Effects of the combination of two or more toothed wheels - One wheel inside another
                        LEONARDO DA VINCI - Effects of the combination of two or more toothed wheels - Four wheels (three internal)
                        LEONARDO DA VINCI - Effects of the combination of two or more toothed wheels - Five wheels (four external)
                        LEONARDO DA VINCI - Using the toothed wheel to transmit motion - Continuous rotary motion on different planes - Transmitting motion on the same plane
                        LEONARDO DA VINCI - Using the toothed wheel to transmit motion - Continuous rotary motion on different planes - Transmitting motion to a perpendicular plane
                        LEONARDO DA VINCI - Using the toothed wheel to transmit motion - Continuous rotary motion on different planes - Transmitting motion to an inclined plane
                        LEONARDO DA VINCI - Using the toothed wheel to transmit motion - Continuous rotary motion with different ratios
                        LEONARDO DA VINCI - Using the toothed wheel to transmit motion - Continuous rotary motion producing alternate rotations - Semi-toothed pinions and pin-gear wheel
                        Alternate motion
                        LEONARDO DA VINCI - Using the toothed wheel to transmit motion - Continuous rotary motion producing alternate rotations - Pinions and semi-toothed wheels
                        LEONARDO DA VINCI - Using the toothed wheel to transmit motion - Continuous rotary motion producing reciprocal linear motion - Pin-gear wheel and camshaft
                        LEONARDO DA VINCI - Using the toothed wheel to transmit motion - Continuous rotary motion producing reciprocal linear motion - Toothed wheel, pinion and rack
                        Continuous rotary motion producing reciprocal linear motion
                        LEONARDO DA VINCI - Using the toothed wheel to transmit motion - Continuous rotary motion producing reciprocal linear motion - Semi-toothed wheels, rack, and pin bars
                        LEONARDO DA VINCI - Using the toothed wheel to transmit motion - Continuous rotary motion producing linear motion - Crank, pinion, toothed wheel and rack
                        Crank, pinion, toothed wheel, and rack
                        LEONARDO DA VINCI - Using the toothed wheel to transmit motion - Reciprocal transverse motion produces continuous rotary motion
                        LEONARDO DA VINCI - Two-wheel hoist
                        Two-wheel hoist
                  The ratchet wheel    [intro]
                  Pulleys and pulley blocks    [intro]
                  Axles, supports, and bearings    [intro]
                  Joints and hinges    [intro]
                  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