A History and Philosophy of Fluid Mechanics (Dover Civil and Mechanical Engineering) Revised ed. Edition

by G. A. Tokaty (Author)

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Through the centuries, the intricacies of fluid mechanics — the study of the laws of motion and fluids in motion — have occupied many of history's greatest minds. In this pioneering account, a distinguished aeronautical scientist presents a history of fluid mechanics focusing on the achievements of the pioneering scientists and thinkers whose inspirations and experiments lay behind the evolution of such disparate devices as irrigation lifts, ocean liners, windmills, fireworks and spacecraft.
The author first presents the basics of fluid mechanics, then explores the advances made through the work of such gifted thinkers as Plato, Aristotle, da Vinci, Galileo, Pascal, Newton, Bernoulli, Euler, Lagrange, Ernst Mach and other scientists of the 20th century. Especially important for its illuminating comparison of the development of fluid mechanics in the former Soviet Union with that in the West, the book concludes with studies of transsonic compressibility and aerodynamics, supersonic fluid mechanics, hypersonic gas dynamics and the universal matter-energy continuity.
Professor G. A. Tokaty has headed the prestigious Aeronautical Research Laboratory at the Zhukovsky Academy of Aeronautics in Moscow, and has taught at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is Emeritus Professor of Aeronautics and Space Technology, The City University, London.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dover Publications; Revised ed. edition (June 28, 1994)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0486681033
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0486681030
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches

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ERW

A very stimulating read

Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2019

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If we do not take seriously the claim that a history and philosophy of fluid mechanics could be presented in 230 pages, this book is very entertaining and stimulating even beyond the field of fluid mechanics. I had thought Pascal's principle was obvious until I read that it was actually demonstrated based on the impossibility of perpetual motion. In school we tend to accept as facts certain statements without feeling a need for proof. A good example is the parallelogram of forces. It was in this book that I learned Simon Stevin had demonstrated the reason also based on the impossibility of perpetual motion. Stevin was so proud of his discovery that he asked the proof to be engraved on his tombstone, and it was.

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Sylvio Bistafa

Very Sketchy Overview

Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2015

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Very sketchy overview, but it is OK if it is only that what you are looking for.

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James Litsios

Learn about what came before numerical simulation

Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2014

I would be happy to give this book five stars in that I have always liked its lively and excited presentations of events from the past. Yet truth is that it is biased towards Russian and English history, and sometimes it is more akin to story telling than to history. Nevertheless, these are fun stories, and for those that have read part of them elsewhere, these are entertaining remembrances. Likewise the math: if you have not read about these concepts elsewhere, the book might be difficult, but if you have, then you will appreciate the diversity.

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Nelson Loaiza

Good Book

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2013

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Highly recommended for those interested in just the story of Fluid Mechanics, the book contains very good illustrations which complements it.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 15, 2017

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It's good!

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Paco

Fácil lectura y entretenido

Reviewed in Spain on September 11, 2012

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Para los que hemos estudiado Mecánica de Fluidos resulta entretenido y de fácil lectura, vemos como los científicos del pasado han llegado a pergueñar una de las ramas de la física más complejas. Me ha ayudado a repasar conceptos que tenía olvidados de forma amena.

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lollingetorix

The book is perfect and interesting...

Reviewed in Italy on April 26, 2021

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...but the delivery took one whole month

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