The Genesis of Fluid Mechanics 1640-1780

by Julian Simon Calero, V.H.A. Watson (Translator)

Fluid Mechanics, as a scientific discipline in a modern sense, was established between the last third of the 17th century and the first half of the 18th century. This book analyses its genesis from two resistance and discharge. This approach highlights the existence of a remarkable experimental aspect in the aforementioned research lines, together with their link with problems of a practical nature, such as ballistics, hydraulics, fluid-using machines or naval theory.

532 pages, Hardcover

First published April 2, 2008