Jean Le Rond D'Alembert: A New Theory of the Resistance of Fluids

Part I. A New Theory of the Resistance of Fluid

1. Principles of Dynamics and Hydrodynamics Necessary for the Understanding of the Subsequent Propositions
Julián Simón Calero

2. General Principles of the Equilibrium of Fluids
Julián Simón Calero

3. General Principles of the Pressure Fluids, in Motion or at Rest
Julián Simón Calero

4. On the Pressure That a Fluid Exerts on a Body at Rest and Immersed in It
Julián Simón Calero

5. On the Resistance of Fluids to the Bodies Moving Therein
Julián Simón Calero

6. Oscillations of a Body Floating in a Fluid
Julián Simón Calero

7. On the Action of a Fluid Stream That Exits from a Vessel and Strikes a Plane
Julián Simón Calero

8. Application of the Principles Outlined in This Essay in the Research of the Motion of a Fluid in a Vessel
Julián Simón Calero

9. Application of the Same Principles to Some Research on Streams in Rivers
Julián Simón Calero

10. Appendix
Julián Simón Calero

Part II. Introduction to the Essay

11. General Considerations
Julián Simón Calero

12. D’Alembert’s Dynamic Conceptions
Julián Simón Calero

13. Forces and Fluids in the Essay

Julián Simón Calero

14. Brief Analysis of the Contents of the Essay

Julián Simón Calero

Part III. Analysis of the Essay

15. The Essay’s Introduction
Julián Simón Calero

16. The Preliminaries
Julián Simón Calero

17. Resistance of a Body Moving in a Fluid
Julián Simón Calero

18. Other Resistances and Fluids
Julián Simón Calero

19. Experiments and Theories
Julián Simón Calero

20. Other Motions
Julián Simón Calero

21. The Oscillation of Floating Bodies
Julián Simón Calero

22. Reflections on Fluid Equilibrium
Julián Simón Calero

Keywords: History, History of Science, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics, Fluid- and Aerodynamics, Classical Mechanics