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Strength of Materials and Theory of Elasticity in 19th Century Italy: A Brief Account of the History of Mechanics of Solids and Structures (Advanced Structured Materials #52) (Hardcover)
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Description
The theory of elasticity in the 19th century.- An aristocratic scholar: Gabrio Piola.- The mathematicians of the Risorgimento.- Solving statically indeterminate systems.- Computations by means of drawings.- Quotations.
About the Author
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.