Learning from Leonardo by Fritjof Capra

Author:Fritjof Capra
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Published: 2013-03-14T16:00:00+00:00

FIG. 5-8. Water jets falling from a container at four different heights. Codex Madrid I, folio 134v (detail).

It is worth noting that Leonardo’s sketch of the four “waterfalls” is not accurate. Had he actually carried out the experiment, he would have noticed that the horizontal distances traveled by the jets are pictured incorrectly. Although the jets’ spouting speed does increase with decreasing height of the taps, the time it takes for them to hit the ground becomes shorter, which affects the horizontal distances they can reach.

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