Worlds of Flow
Olivier (History of Science, University of Paris VII, France) Darrigol
Oxford University Press, 2005
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Provides the history of hydrodynamics, including accounts of the problems of hydraulics, navigation, blood circulation, meteorology, and aeronautics that motivated the main conceptual innovations. This book documents the foundational role of fluid mechanics in developing a mathematical physics.
- ISBN-13
- 9780198568438
- ISBN-10
- 0198568436
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 2005
- Publication date
- 2005-09-01
- Pages
- 370
- Dimensions
- 254x179x28
- Weight
- 744