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119 - ALEMBERT (Jean Le Rond d'). Essay on a new theory of fluid r…
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ALEMBERT (Jean Le Rond d'). Essay on a new theory of fluid resistance. Paris, David l'aîné, 1752. In-4, marbled calf, spine decorated, red edges (contemporary binding). Rare first edition, illustrated with two folding plates. "First expression of the differential hydrodynamic equations in terms of a field, and of the hydrodynamic paradox. D'Alembert's essay was an important work in fluid mechanics, ranking him among Clairaut, Bernoulli and Euler in development of this field."
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About the sale Antiquarian books from the 15th to the 19th century - Astronomy
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