Coulomb and the Evolution of Physics and Engineering in Eighteenth-Century France /
Gillmor, C. Stewart
Coulomb and the Evolution of Physics and Engineering in Eighteenth-Century France / C. Stewart Gillmor. - 1 online resource (346 p.) - Princeton Legacy Library ; 5070 .
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- One. Student and Engineer -- Two. Physicist and Public Servant -- Three. Coulomb and Eighteenth-Century Civil Engineering -- Four. Theories of Friction in the Eighteenth Century -- Five. Torsion Studies -- Six. Coulomb’s Work in Electricity and Magnetism -- Epilogue -- Appendices -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
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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 strength of materials, soil mechanics, structural design, and friction. Stewart Gillmor gives a full account of Coulomb's life and an assessment of his work in the first biography of this notable scientist.Originally published in 1972.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781400886234
10.1515/9781400886234 doi
Engineering--History--France--18th century.
Physicists--France--Biography.
Physics--History--France--18th century.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General.
Applied mechanics. Asperity (materials science). Astronomer Royal. Astronomy. Calculation. Celestial mechanics. Charge density. Charles-Augustin de Coulomb. Civil engineering. Classical physics. Coulomb's law. Crystallography. Daniel Bernoulli. Dielectric. Drag (physics). Elasticity (physics). Electricity. Electromagnetism. Electrostatic generator. Electrostatics. Engineering education. Engineering studies. Engineering. Experimental philosophy. Ferrofluid. French Academy of Sciences. Friction. Galileo Galilei. Gunpowder. Henri Pitot. Institut de France. Inverse-square law. Jean Baptiste Meusnier. John Robison (physicist). Joseph Priestley. Lazare Carnot. Leonhard Euler. Leyden jar. Lightning rod. Magnet. Magnetic declination. Magnetic susceptibility. Magnetism. Magnetization. Magnetostatics. Marquis de Condorcet. Measurement. Military engineering. Molecule. Natural philosophy. Newton's law of universal gravitation. Oscillation. Paris Observatory. Philippe de La Hire. Physicist. Polygonal fort. Quantification (science). Rework (electronics). Science. Scientific method. Scientific revolution. Social engineering (political science). Soil mechanics. Steam engine. Technocracy. Tension (physics). The Evolution of Physics. Theoretical physics. Theory. Thomas Kuhn.
QC16.C6 / G54 2017eb
530/.0924 B
Coulomb and the Evolution of Physics and Engineering in Eighteenth-Century France / C. Stewart Gillmor. - 1 online resource (346 p.) - Princeton Legacy Library ; 5070 .
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- One. Student and Engineer -- Two. Physicist and Public Servant -- Three. Coulomb and Eighteenth-Century Civil Engineering -- Four. Theories of Friction in the Eighteenth Century -- Five. Torsion Studies -- Six. Coulomb’s Work in Electricity and Magnetism -- Epilogue -- Appendices -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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 strength of materials, soil mechanics, structural design, and friction. Stewart Gillmor gives a full account of Coulomb's life and an assessment of his work in the first biography of this notable scientist.Originally published in 1972.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781400886234
10.1515/9781400886234 doi
Engineering--History--France--18th century.
Physicists--France--Biography.
Physics--History--France--18th century.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General.
Applied mechanics. Asperity (materials science). Astronomer Royal. Astronomy. Calculation. Celestial mechanics. Charge density. Charles-Augustin de Coulomb. Civil engineering. Classical physics. Coulomb's law. Crystallography. Daniel Bernoulli. Dielectric. Drag (physics). Elasticity (physics). Electricity. Electromagnetism. Electrostatic generator. Electrostatics. Engineering education. Engineering studies. Engineering. Experimental philosophy. Ferrofluid. French Academy of Sciences. Friction. Galileo Galilei. Gunpowder. Henri Pitot. Institut de France. Inverse-square law. Jean Baptiste Meusnier. John Robison (physicist). Joseph Priestley. Lazare Carnot. Leonhard Euler. Leyden jar. Lightning rod. Magnet. Magnetic declination. Magnetic susceptibility. Magnetism. Magnetization. Magnetostatics. Marquis de Condorcet. Measurement. Military engineering. Molecule. Natural philosophy. Newton's law of universal gravitation. Oscillation. Paris Observatory. Philippe de La Hire. Physicist. Polygonal fort. Quantification (science). Rework (electronics). Science. Scientific method. Scientific revolution. Social engineering (political science). Soil mechanics. Steam engine. Technocracy. Tension (physics). The Evolution of Physics. Theoretical physics. Theory. Thomas Kuhn.
QC16.C6 / G54 2017eb
530/.0924 B