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
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2. General Principles of the Equilibrium of Fluids
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3. General Principles of the Pressure Fluids, in Motion or at Rest
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4. On the Pressure That a Fluid Exerts on a Body at Rest and Immersed in It
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5. On the Resistance of Fluids to the Bodies Moving Therein
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6. Oscillations of a Body Floating in a Fluid
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7. On the Action of a Fluid Stream That Exits from a Vessel and Strikes a Plane
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8. Application of the Principles Outlined in This Essay in the Research of the Motion of a Fluid in a Vessel
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9. Application of the Same Principles to Some Research on Streams in Rivers
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10. Appendix
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Part II. Introduction to the Essay

11. General Considerations
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12. D’Alembert’s Dynamic Conceptions
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13. Forces and Fluids in the Essay

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14. Brief Analysis of the Contents of the Essay

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Part III. Analysis of the Essay

15. The Essay’s Introduction
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16. The Preliminaries
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17. Resistance of a Body Moving in a Fluid
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18. Other Resistances and Fluids
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19. Experiments and Theories
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20. Other Motions
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21. The Oscillation of Floating Bodies
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22. Reflections on Fluid Equilibrium
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Nyckelord: History, History of Science, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics, Fluid- and Aerodynamics, Classical Mechanics