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'''Joseph Valentin Boussinesq''' (1842-1929) was a French physicist who made significant contributions to the theory of hydrodynamics, vibration, light, and heat. |
'''Joseph Valentin Boussinesq''' (born 13 March 1842 in Saint-André-de-Sangonis, France; died in 1929) was a French physicist who made significant contributions to the theory of hydrodynamics, vibration, light, and heat. |
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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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Joseph Valentin Boussinesq (born 13 March 1842 in Saint-André-de-Sangonis, France; died in 1929) was a French physicist who made significant contributions to the theory of hydrodynamics, vibration, light, and heat.
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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