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

by Olivier Darrigol

Book Overview

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: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.3"