Date of Graduation
1996
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
In the later half of the eighteenth century, French engineer-scientists revolutionized hydraulics. Funded by Royal research programs, these experimenters formulated predictive equations for flow velocities and quantities. Their results were published throughout Europe and America, causing a distinct change in the practice of designing aqueducts. Case studies of aquaeducts for Edinburgh in 1721 and New York City in 1838 detail the changes in the practice of hydraulic design. A comparison of these two examples illustrates the practical effects of the new hydraulic formulas. These are presented in chronological order, along with the details of the French research programs which so altered hydraulic theory.
Recommended Citation
Winant, Edward Howard, "The hydraulics revolution: Science and technical design of urban water supply in the enlightenment." (1996). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 10031.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/10031