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Leonardo Da Vinci. By: Macy, Paige, Ashley, and Alex. "Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.". Biography. 1452-1519 Born in Tuscan hill, F lorensce Buried in Château d'Amboise
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Leonardo Da Vinci By: Macy, Paige, Ashley, and Alex "Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind."
Biography • 1452-1519 • Born in Tuscan hill, Florensce • Buried in Château d'Amboise • Parents: Caterina da Vinci, Piero da Vinci • Died in the castle of Cloux
Main StudiesGeometry • Preferred to draw math (which became geometry) • Thought math was better represented with a drawing • Artistic abilities • All these things helped him create geometry
What is Geometry • Geometry is centered around the properties and configurations of geometric objects. (solids, points, straight lines ect.) • The word geometry comes from the Greek word geometria. • Geometry can be easily found in nature. • The literal translation of geometria is “to measure the earth” • What did the acorn say when it grew up? Answer: “Geometry” (Gee, I’m a tree) –found by Paige
Polyhedrons • Polyhedrons are solids that always have FLAT faces. • The word polyhedron is derived from the Greek language. Poly- which means “many”, and -edron which means “faces”. • Polyhedrons can be anything from cubes to dodecahedrons. This means the number of faces can vary greatly. • Ployhedrons can never have curves
Inventions • Anemometer • Flying Machine • Helicopter (Aerial Screw) • Parachute • Giant Crossbow • Clock • Scuba Gear • Revolving Bridge
Interest in Water • Was interested in water because it has so many forms • It can be life-giving, or taking. • It can be speeding or still. • Water has more power than is ever imaginable. • (That’s why we did the ripple transition.)
Interesting Facts • Created a code • Used a mirror to right back wards that way people couldn’t steal his work • They are still decoding some of it
Paintings • Mona Lisa • Her name was Lisa Gheradini • She had two kids • Was 24 years old • Why she was picked is still a mystery
Paintings (continued) The Last Supper • Was asked to paint a painting for his church • Took at least three years to paint • He tried to make the the picture come alive • And the expression on his face
Where can you find it today? • Human Anatomy • Tank • Helicopter • Everday Mathematics • Scuba Gear
Work Cited Page • http://www.mathisfun.com/geometry/polyhedron.html • http://library.thinkquest.org/13681/data/links/math.htm • http://www.leonardo-da-vinci-biography.com/leonardo-da-vinci-mathematician.html • http://inventors.about.com/od/dstartinventors/ig/inventions-of-leonardo-DaVinci/ornithopter-Flying-Machinece.htm • http://voices.yahoo.com/leonardo-da-vinci-study-human-anatomy-15429.html • http://www.mos.org/leonardo/inventor.html • http://www.da-vinci-inventions.com/armoured-car.aspx • http://www.da-vinci-inventions.com/scuba-gear.aspx
Work Cited Page (continued) • www.enotes.com/math/q-and-q/what-geometry-76771 • www.leonadrdoda-vanci.org • www.korthalsaltes.com/what-is-a-polyhedra.htm • www.about.com/od/geometry/a/whygeom.htm • www.cut-the-knot.org/what/os/geography • Special Thanks to all the creators of the amazing images in this PowerPoint.