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Ancient Odometer

March 17, 2021

Introduction: The Odometer The noun odometer derives from ancient Greek [hodómetron, from hodós (“path” or “gateway”) and métron (“measure”)] and identifies an instrument that has the purpose of measuring the distance travelled by a vehicle on land or at sea. The large majority of odometers are nowadays electronic or electromechanical but in ancient times they were purely … [Read more...]

Digital Restoration of Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa

December 2, 2015

Mona Lisa: The Masterpiece’s Original Brilliance Revealed The astonishing brilliance of color and subtlety of modeling in Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa has been revealed by a remarkable combination of art and science. Sophisticated computer imaging, application of color filters and tonal adjustments were applied in this completely original digital restoration by the author to … [Read more...]

The Dream of Icarus is Alive

January 16, 2014

  Personal flight—the ability to fly like a bird—remains elusive despite those centuries of adventure and experimentation. That's not for lack of trying.  Over the centuries many inventors, adventurers and scientists have been persistently pursuing the dream of human flight. Note: This is updated article we posted in Nov 2011 Myth of Icarus One of the earliest … [Read more...]

Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci

January 12, 2011

Vitruvian Man Introduction The Vitruvian Man is a world-renowned drawing created by Leonardo da Vinci around the year 1487. It is accompanied by notes based on the work of Vitruvius. The drawing, which is in pen and ink on paper, depicts a nude male figure in two superimposed positions with his arms and legs apart and simultaneously inscribed in a circle and square. The … [Read more...]

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