Coulomb and the Evolution of Physics and Engineering in Eighteenth-Century France.

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In a period of active scientific innovation and technological change, Charles Augustin Coulomb (1736-1806) made major contributions to the development of physics in the areas of torsion and electricity and magnetism; as one of the great engineering theorists, he produced fundamental studies in stren...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gillmor, C. Stewart
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton University Press, 2017.
Colección:Princeton Legacy Library
Temas:
Coulomb, C. A. > (Charles Augustin), > 1736-1806.
1700-1799
Physicists > France > Biography.
Physics > France > History > 18th century.
Engineering > France > History > 18th century.
Physique > France > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Ingénierie > France > Histoire > 18e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
Engineering.
Physicists.
Physics.
France.
Biographies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover ; Contents; 1. Student and Engineer; 2. Physicist and Public Servant; Introduction; 3. Coulomb and Eighteenth-Century Civil Engineering; Introduction; 4. Theories of Friction in the Eighteenth-Century; Introduction; 5. Torsion Studies; Introduction; Coulomb's Introduction to Torsion: The 1777 Magnetism Contest ; 6. Coulomb's Work in Electricity and Magnetism; Introduction; Epilogue; Appendices.

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