Hydraulics

thumb Hydraulics is a technology and applied science using engineering, chemistry, and other sciences involving the mechanical properties and use of liquids. Quotes Although Robert Boyle coined the English term 'hydraulics', Isaac Newton further developed the scientific laws of motion, minting new principles of momentum and the dynamics of resistance, including notions of fluid tenacity, elasticity and inertia. Later scientists explained laminar and turbulent flow, viscous shear and form drag. The science and technology of hydraulics have contributed many liquid metaphors, models and analogies to social theory, rivalling frequently tapped corporeal and agricultural sources. Force, Movement, Intensity: The Newtonian Imagination in the Humanities and Social Sciences http://books.google.com/books?id=JlbtKz0EGGkC&pg=PT74 74 External links Category:Engineering