History of Virtual Work Laws: A History of Mechanics Prospective
Author:   Danilo Capecchi
Publisher:   Springer Verlag
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2012
Volume:   42
ISBN:  

9788847039148


Pages:   492
Publication Date:   23 August 2016
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Danilo Capecchi
Publisher:   Springer Verlag
Imprint:   Springer Verlag
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2012
Volume:   42
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.771kg
ISBN:  

9788847039148


ISBN 10:   8847039142
Pages:   492
Publication Date:   23 August 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Logic status of virtual work laws.- Greek origins.- Arabic and Latin science of weights.- Italian Renaissance statics.- Torricelli’s principle.- European statics during the XVI and XVII centuries.- The principle of virtual velocities.- The Jesuit school of the XVIII century.- Lagrange’s contribution.- Lazare Carnot’s mechanics of collision.- The debate in Italy.- The debate at the Ecole polytechnique.- Poinsot’s criticism.- The treatises of mechanics.- Virtual work laws and continuum mechanics.- Thermodynamical approach.

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From the reviews: The book under review is a survey work that covers the whole span of history from antiquity to the middle of the nineteenth century . a substantial contribution to the history of physical science and will become a standard reference source for the history of mechanics. Throughout the book there are quotations and passages from primary sources, translated into English. The bibliography contains extensive references to the secondary literature . (Craig G. Fraser, Mathematical Reviews, June, 2013)


From the reviews: The book under review is a survey work that covers the whole span of history from antiquity to the middle of the nineteenth century ... . a substantial contribution to the history of physical science and will become a standard reference source for the history of mechanics. ... Throughout the book there are quotations and passages from primary sources, translated into English. ... The bibliography contains extensive references to the secondary literature ... . (Craig G. Fraser, Mathematical Reviews, June, 2013)


From the reviews: The book under review is a survey work that covers the whole span of history from antiquity to the middle of the nineteenth century ... . a substantial contribution to the history of physical science and will become a standard reference source for the history of mechanics. ... Throughout the book there are quotations and passages from primary sources, translated into English. ... The bibliography contains extensive references to the secondary literature ... . (Craig G. Fraser, Mathematical Reviews, June, 2013)


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Danilo Capecchi is full professor of mechanics of solids and of history of science at the University of Rome La Sapienza (Italy). His researches in the history of science mainly concern classical mechanics.

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