A man inscribed simultaneously in a circle and a square, drawn to test the proportional system set out by the Roman architect Vitruvius — and to correct it. Leonardo's solution was to give the circle and square different centres, which no one had managed before. The mirror-written notes above and below record the measurements.
A man inscribed simultaneously in a circle and a square, drawn to test the proportional system set out by the Roman architect Vitruvius — and to correct it. Leonardo's solution was to give the circle and square different centres, which no one had managed before. The mirror-written notes above and below record the measurements.Read more
