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The word "turbulence" is owed in large part to Boussinesq. Indeed, Boussinesq was intrigued by the recent work pursued in Scotland by [[Osborne Reynolds]], who talked about "sinuous motion" and wrote a paper using the most expressive phrase "écoulement tourbillonnant et tumultueux", which was abridged by one of his followers to "régime turbulent", hence turbulence. |
The word "turbulence" is owed in large part to Boussinesq. Indeed, Boussinesq was intrigued by the recent work pursued in Scotland by [[Osborne Reynolds]], who talked about "sinuous motion" and wrote a paper using the most expressive phrase "écoulement tourbillonnant et tumultueux", which was abridged by one of his followers to "régime turbulent", hence turbulence. |
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[[John Scott Russell]] experimentally observed his great solitary wave of translation in 1834 and reported it during the 1844 Meeting of the British Association for the advancement of science. Subsequently this was developed into the modern physics of [[solitons]]. In 1871, Boussinesq published the first mathematical theory to support Russell's experimental observation. In 1876, [[Lord Rayleigh]] published his mathematical theory to support Russell's experimental observation. At the end of his paper, [[Lord Rayleigh]] admitted that Boussinesq's theory came before his.{{ |
[[John Scott Russell]] experimentally observed his great solitary wave of translation in 1834 and reported it during the 1844 Meeting of the British Association for the advancement of science. Subsequently this was developed into the modern physics of [[solitons]]. In 1871, Boussinesq published the first mathematical theory to support Russell's experimental observation. In 1876, [[Lord Rayleigh]] published his mathematical theory to support Russell's experimental observation. At the end of his paper, [[Lord Rayleigh]] admitted that Boussinesq's theory came before his.{{Fact|date=March 2007}} |
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Joseph Valentin Boussinesq (13 March 1842 – 1929) was a French physicist who made significant contributions to the theory of hydrodynamics, vibration, light, and heat.
Boussinesq was born in Saint-André-de-Sangonis, France. The word "turbulence" is owed in large part to Boussinesq. Indeed, Boussinesq was intrigued by the recent work pursued in Scotland by Osborne Reynolds, who talked about "sinuous motion" and wrote a paper using the most expressive phrase "écoulement tourbillonnant et tumultueux", which was abridged by one of his followers to "régime turbulent", hence turbulence.
John Scott Russell experimentally observed his great solitary wave of translation in 1834 and reported it during the 1844 Meeting of the British Association for the advancement of science. Subsequently this was developed into the modern physics of solitons. In 1871, Boussinesq published the first mathematical theory to support Russell's experimental observation. In 1876, Lord Rayleigh published his mathematical theory to support Russell's experimental observation. At the end of his paper, Lord Rayleigh admitted that Boussinesq's theory came before his.[citation needed]
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