Re: Vitruvian Man - parts 1-6

On 21/04/2024 00:00, Steveski wrote:
> On 20/04/2024 18:17, FP wrote:
>> On 27/03/2024 14:57, D wrote:
>>> Wikimedia Commons - Da Vinci Vitruve (photo L. Viatour) 2,258 x 3,070 
>>> pixels, 5.81 MB:
>> ...
>>> "Vitruvius, the architect, says in his architectural work that the 
>>> measurements
>>>   of man are in nature distributed in this manner, that is 4 fingers 
>>> make a palm,
>>>   4 palms make a foot, 6 palms make a cubit, 4 cubits make a man, 4 
>>> cubits make
>>>   a footstep, 24 palms make a man and these measures are in his 
>>> buildings. If you
>>>   open your legs enough that your head is lowered by 1/14 of your 
>>> height and raise
>>>   your arms enough that your extended fingers touch the line of the 
>>> top of your
>>>   head, let you know that the center of the ends of the open limbs 
>>> will be the
>>>   navel, and the space between the legs will be an equilateral triangle"
>> ...
>>>   * simplifying the value of "y", y/(y+2)=tan(10): y = 
>>> 2sin(10)/(cos(10)-sin(10));
>>>     circle chord at top of square = 8sqrt(sin(10)/(cos(10)-sin(10))) 
>>> = ~3.701451;
>>> 2arcTan((cos(10)-sin(10))sqrt(sin(10)/(cos(10)-sin(10)))/(cos(10)/2-sin(10)))
>>>     is central angle of top circle sector ~99.316396 degrees; top 
>>> circle sector
>>>     area = 
>>> pi(2sin(10)/(cos(10)-sin(10))+2)^2arcTan((cos(10)-sin(10))sqrt(sin(10)
>>>     /(cos(10)-sin(10)))/(cos(10)/2-sin(10)))/180 = ~5.109973 square 
>>> cubits; top
>>>     circle segment area = 
>>> pi(2sin(10)/(cos(10)-sin(10))+2)^2arcTan((cos(10)-sin
>>> (10))sqrt(sin(10)/(cos(10)-sin(10)))/(cos(10)/2-sin(10)))/180+(8sin(10)/(cos
>>>     (10)-sin(10))-8)sqrt(sin(10)/(cos(10)-sin(10))) = ~2.200907 
>>> square cubits;
>>
>> Hi D!
>>
>> Hi!
>>
>> Welcome to the froup!
>>
>> If I follow your instructions, will I be constructing Leo's pic or are 
>> these CAD instructions for developing a man?
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Frank
> 
> Good grief! Activity! :-)

I'll take what I can get :)