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The science of ballistics: mathematics serving the dark side

By Hackborn William W.

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english
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2017-08-07 07:01:42
Военные дисциплины;Баллистика и динамика выстрела;

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Scientific report. - 14 p.Ballistics, rooted as it is in the study of motion and indispensable as it has become in the affairs of nations, has held the interest of scientists, engineers, generals, and rulers. Fundamental contributions to this science, including many of the most significant contributions, have been made by mathematicians. This paper highlights some of these contributions, especially those central to the early development of ballistics, as well as their social, political, and technological contexts.Contents:. Beginnings of a New Science. Accounting for Air Resistance. Controversy, Bernoulli’s Solution, and Related Work. Mathematics and its Interaction with Society. References.

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