Leonardo Da Vinci
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1452Born in Vinci, April 15, illegitimate son of Ser Piero and peasant girl Catarina
1453 Lives with his elderly grandparents and an uncle, Francesco, who is a farmer
1457Since he is illegitimate, he is not allowed to go to school with the other children
1469Starts apprenticeship in renowed workshop of painter Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence
Studies perspective as an art student using Geometry text by Pagolo Medico
1472Registers as a painter in the Guild of St. Luke
1477Opens his own Business1478Starts first notebook, studies basic Arithmetic and
duplicates tables of squares Draws a copy of Archimedes screw in a plan for a
tower1480Draws a parabolic section of a cone 1482Abandons his first commission “ The Adoration of
the Magi”1483Moves to Milan: hired by Duke of Milan, Ludivico
Sforza, as military engineer Studies algebra with Marliano, meets the father of
mathematician Cardano 1483Begins project to build 80 ton statue of Sforza
father on horseback1489Begins anatomical studies 1490Begins notebooks to record his studies with many
detailed drawings
1490Works on problems on transformation of volumes. 1493Leonardo is recognized as a Geometer.1496Becomes friends with mathematician Luca Pacioli ; illustrates his book Divina
Proportione. Studies Euclid: begins a period of intence mathematical study from 1496-1504.1496Begins the quadrature problems (squaring the circle ); uses key geometrical figure. 1499Italy is invaded by France, Sforza fall from power, Leonardo finds patrons in
Manyua& Venice. 1500Works on problems with kinemetric figures (Newton builds on this with flux concept) Studies Giorgio Valla’s encyclopedia: Begins problems on doubling the cube.
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1502Hired by Cesare Borgia: travels with his army for one year as a military engineer
Works on pyramid problems: discovers its center of mass : begins fixed compass problems
1503Back in Florence, he begins panting the Mona Lisa
1503Writes that he has successfully squared the cube
1504Death of Leonardo’s father
1507 Death of his uncle, Francisco in Vinci
1507 Leonardo’s interest shifts back to quadrature problem during next 3 years
1508 Moves back to Milan
1509Re-discovers the Lunes of Alazen
1510Employed by French King Louis XII; given a stipend for next 2 years1512Paints his self-portrait as an old man1513Opens a studio in Rome; accepts projects from the Pope; Pope forbids dissections1515Determines the surface area of a cone by rolling one on a plastic surface1515Prepares hundreds of quadrature problems for a game book called De Ludo Geometrico1516 His patron Giuliano de' Medici dies, leaves Italy 1516Hired by King Francis I of France and given stipend; moves to Amboise, France1516Suffering paralysis in right hand; gives up using compass and ruler in geometry problems1519Dies on May 2 in Cloux, France near Amboise