Preface: Virtual Entities in Science
Article in Perspectives on Science (June 2024)
History of Virtual Work Laws
Overview of attention for book
Table of Contents
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Altmetric BadgeBook Overview
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 1 Introduction
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 2 Logic status of virtual work laws
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 3 Greek origins
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 4 Arabic and Latin science of weights
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 5 Italian Renaissance statics
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 6 Torricelli’s principle
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 7 European statics during the XVI and XVII centuries
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 8 The principle of virtual velocities
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 9 The Jesuit school of the XVIII century
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 10 Lagrange’s contribution
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 11 Lazare Carnot’s mechanics of collision
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 12 The debate in Italy
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 13 The debate at the École polytechnique
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 14 Poinsot’s criticism
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 15 Complementary virtual work laws
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 16 The treatises of mechanics
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 17 Virtual work laws and continuum mechanics
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 18 Thermodynamical approach