Essays on the History of Mechanics In Memory of Clifford Ambrose Tru
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 intend
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Essays on the History of Mechanics In Memory of Clifford Ambrose TruesdelI and Edoardo Benvenuto
Edited by Antonio Becchi, Massimo Corradi, Federico Foce, Orietta Pedemonte With the support of the Associazione Edoardo Benvenuto and of the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Genova e Imperia
Springer Basel AG
Editors:
Editorial Consultant:
Antonio Becchi, Massimo Corradi Federico Foce, Orietta Pedemonte Facoltä di Architettura Stradone di Sant' Agostino, 37 16123 Genova
Kim Williams Kim Williams Books Via Mazzini, 7 50054 Fucecchio (Florence) ITALY [email protected]
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Between Architecture and Mathematics: The Work of Clifford Ambrose TruesdelI and Edoardo Benvenuto International Symposium at Genoa, 30 November - 1 December 2001 Sponsored by:
Accademia Ligure di Scienze e Lettere Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Genova e Imperia Universitä degli Studi di Genova Facoltä di Architettura Facoltä di Ingegneria Dipartimento di Scienze per I'Architettura Dipartimento di Ingegneria Strutturale e Geotecnica Rotary Club della Cittä di Genova
With the patronage of:
Comune di Genova
With the collaboration of:
CIT Italia - Agenzia di Genova
Local Organizing Committee: Danila Aita, Giovanna Aita, Antonio Becchi, Giovanni Benvenuto, Massimo Corradi, Federico Foce, Orietta Pedemonte A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress, Washington D.C., USA Bibliographic information published by Die Deutsche Bibliothek Die Deutsche Bibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie; detailed bibliographic data is available in the Internet at ISBN 978-3-0348-8091-6 (eBook) ISBN 978-3-0348-9435-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-0348-8091-6 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, re-use of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in other ways, and storage in data banks. For any kind of use, permission of the copyright owner must be obtained. ©2003 Springer Basel AG Originally published by Birkhäuser Verlag in 2003 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2003 Printed on acid-free paper produced from chlorine-free pulp Cover Illustration: Edoardo Benvenuto ISBN 978-3-0348-9435-7 987654321
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Table of Contents Preface
7
JACQUES HEYMAN
Truesdell and the History of the Theory of Structures
9
GLEB MrKHAILOV
Development of Studies in the History of Elasticity Theory and Structural Mechanics
21
Lours L. BUCCIARELLI Coping With Error in the History of Mechanics
39
KARL-EUGEN KURRER
The Development of the Deformation Method
57
SANTIAGO HUERTA
The Mechanics of Timbrel Vaults: a Historical Outline
89
PATRICIA RADELET-DE GRAVE
The Use of a Particular Form of the Parallelogram Law of Forces for the Building of Vaults (1650-1750)
135
JACQUES HEYMAN
Rose Windows
165
SANDRO CAPARRINr
Early Theories of Vectors
179
GrULIO MALTESE
The Ancients' Inferno: The Slow and Tortuous Development of
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