Hydrodynamica

Hydrodynamica
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AuthorDaniel Bernoulli
Original titleHydrodynamica, sive de Viribus et Motibus Fluidorum Commentarii
LanguageLatin
SubjectFluid dynamics
Published1738
PublisherJohann Reinhold Dulsecker
Publication placeStrasbourg, France

Hydrodynamica, sive de Viribus et Motibus Fluidorum Commentarii (Latin for Hydrodynamics, or commentaries on the forces and motions of fluids) is a book published by Daniel Bernoulli in 1738. The title of this book eventually christened the field of fluid mechanics as hydrodynamics.

This book introduced the Bernoulli's principle, stating the first form of conservation of energy in fluid dynamics.