Worlds of Flow A history of hydrodynamics from the Bernoullis to Prandtl (Paperback)

by Olivier Darrigol

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The first of its kind, this book is an in-depth history of hydrodynamics from its eighteenth-century foundations to its first major successes in twentieth-century hydraulics and aeronautics. It documents the foundational role of fluid mechanics in developing a new mathematical physics. It gives full and clear accounts of the conceptual breakthroughs of physicists and engineers who tried to meet challenges in the practical worlds of hydraulics, navigation,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0199559112

ISBN13:9780199559114

Release Date:February 2009

Publisher:OUP Oxford

Length:372 Pages

Weight:1.35 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.6" x 9.3"

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