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On the figure that the wind can induce on a stagnant fluid

History and Philosophy of Physics 2017-12-14 v1

Abstract

This is an annotated translation of Euler's 1777 manuscript "De Figura Quam Ventus Fluido Stagnanti Inducere Valet", where Euler models the shape which the wind gives to a still liquid surface.

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@article{arxiv.1712.04821,
  title  = {On the figure that the wind can induce on a stagnant fluid},
  author = {Sylvio R. Bistafa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1712.04821},
  year   = {2017}
}