Author(s): D. V. Shterenlikht
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Keywords: Hydraulics; History; Russia; XVIIIth century; Petersburg Imperial Academy of Sciences; Daniel Bernoulli; "Hydrodynamics"; Leonhard Euler; Mikhail Lomonosov; Books; Teaching of hydraulics
Abstract: An outline about the creation of Petersburg Imperial Academy of Sciences and the hydraulics as a science in the XVIII`th century is presented. The activities of D. Bernoulli (in 1725-33), Leonhard Euler (in 1727-1741 and 1766-1783), the first Russian academician Mikhail Lomonosov and some other scientists in Petersburg Academy of Sciences are also considered. The books on hydraulics published in Russia in the XVIII`th century, and teaching of hydraulics at this time are briefly reviewed.
Year: 2003