Just like you, I’ve stared for hours at Vitruvian Man (1487) and said, yes, I see that you can draw a circle around the extended arms and legs of a man Leo, but why?! Why would we do that?!! Well it took a few centuries for folks to work out the details, but at last we have the answer.
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Book Reviews: What I’ve read for you lately
- American Dreamer: A Life of Henry A. Wallace Friday, 5 April 2013
- Gone Girl Thursday, 4 April 2013
- Monsieur de Saint-George: Virtuoso, Swordsman, Revolutionary: A Legendary Life Rediscovered Sunday, 10 March 2013
- Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nation Thursday, 21 February 2013
- Final Solutions: Biology, Prejudice, and Genocide Wednesday, 13 February 2013
- Family Madness Tuesday, 12 February 2013
- Sex Changes: A Memoir of Marriage, Gender, and Moving On Monday, 21 January 2013
- The Frozen Rabbi Friday, 18 January 2013
- The Frozen Rabbi Thursday, 17 January 2013
- Every Day Monday, 14 January 2013
- Emily Dickinson in Love: The Case for Otis Lord Tuesday, 8 January 2013
- Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring Monday, 7 January 2013
- Cruising Attitude: Tales of Crashpads, Crew Drama, and Crazy Passengers at 35,000 Feet Monday, 7 January 2013
- Alpha Monday, 7 January 2013
- Kill Decision Sunday, 6 January 2013
- Viper Pilot: A Memoir of Air Combat Monday, 31 December 2012
- Exit Plan (Jerry Mitchell, #3) Sunday, 30 December 2012
- Lily Renee, Escape Artist: From Holocaust Survivor to Comic Book Pioneer Sunday, 30 December 2012
- Lives Like Loaded Guns: Emily Dickinson and Her Family's Feuds Monday, 24 December 2012
- Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future Thursday, 20 December 2012
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