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Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man of math

What's so special about Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man? With arms outstretched, the man fills the irreconcilable spaces of a circle and a square -- symbolizing the Renaissance-era belief in the mutable nature of humankind. James Earle explains the geometric, religious and philosophical significance of this deceptively simple drawing.

Subjects:

History and Mathematics and Statistics

Keywords:

Mathematics -- Social aspects Vitruvian man (Leonardo da Vinci)

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Video

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