Discovering the Principles of Mechanics 1600-1800
Download or Read eBook Discovering the Principles of Mechanics 1600-1800 PDF written by David Speiser and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-09-18 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : David Speiser |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 352 |
| Release | : 2008-09-18 |
| ISBN-10 | : 3764385642 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9783764385644 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Discovering the Principles of Mechanics 1600-1800 by : David Speiser
Book excerpt: This book assembles 21 essays on the history of mechanics and mathematical physics written by David Speiser. Covering a period from the beginning of the seventeenth century to the eighteenth, the essays discuss developments in elasticity, rigid bodies, gravitation, the principle of relativity, optics, and first principles. They examine the work of Galileo, Huygens, Newton, Leibniz, the Bernoullis, Euler, Maupertuis, and Lambert.
