On waves: twelve kinds of waves and eddies
An enumeration of how water moves above and below, and of columnar, oblique and sinuous eddies
Under the heading 'On waves', Leonardo enumerates twelve kinds of wave, distinguished by whether the water moves in the upper part only, above and below along one course, or above and below in contrary directions. The list passes into the submersions of water into the earth and into eddies (retrosi) that are narrow above and wide below, or wide at the surface and narrow at the bottom, as well as columnar, sinuous and oblique eddies. He closes by resolving to draw all these waves together. The page is written in mirror script with no diagram.
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Twelve kinds of wave
Leonardo classifies waves by the direction of motion at different depths: some form only in the upper part of the water, some run above and below along the same course, and others move above and below in opposite directions or reverse their motion at mid-depth. Several run below the surface while the top stays still or moves contrariwise.
Eddies and submersions of water
The list continues with the submersions of water that sink into the earth through a vein, and with eddies (retrosi) that are narrow above and wide below, or wide at the surface and narrow at the bottom. He names columnar eddies, sinuous eddies of equal hollowness, and oblique eddies, and resolves to draw them all together.
