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Essays on the History of Mechanics : In Memory of Clifford Ambrose Truesdell and Edoardo Benvenuto /

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The history of mechanics, and more particularly, the history of mechanics applied to constructions, constitutes a field of research that is relatively recent. This volume, together with the recent publication "Towards a History of Construction", is intended as an homage to the two eminent...

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Main Author: Becchi, Antonio
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Corradi, Massimo, Foce, Federico, Pedemonte, Orietta
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Basel : Birkhäuser Basel : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2003.
Subjects:
Science > History.
Mechanics.
Mechanical engineering.
Civil engineering.
Science.
Electronic books.
History.
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Summary:The history of mechanics, and more particularly, the history of mechanics applied to constructions, constitutes a field of research that is relatively recent. This volume, together with the recent publication "Towards a History of Construction", is intended as an homage to the two eminent scholars who made a determinant contribution to the history of mechanics: Edoardo Benvenuto and Clifford Truesdell.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (256 pages)
ISBN:9783034880916 (electronic bk.)
303488091X (electronic bk.)