After flooding destroyed several bridges across the Tyne in 1771, this mathematical treatment appeared the following year. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Technology. Num Pages: 114 pages, 11 b/w illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160. . 2013. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: The Principles of Bridges. Containing the Mathematical Demonstrations of the Properties of the Arches, the Thickness of the Piers, the Force of the Water Against Them, Etc.
Publisher: Cambridge Library Collection
Publication Date: 2014
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1108070493
ISBN 13: 9781108070492
Binding: Soft cover
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Though raised in Newcastle's coal-mining community, Charles Hutton (1737–1823) went on to make his mark as a teacher and mathematician. A fellow of the Royal Society (and recipient of the Copley medal), he carried out research into the convergence of series, ballistics, and the density of the earth. After flooding destroyed several bridges across the Tyne in November 1771, he began to study the design of bridges, and published this mathematical treatment in 1772. It demonstrates the ideal properties of arches and piers, with due consideration given to the force of water flowing against these structures. Hutton's practical observations also enhance a section that provides definitions of relevant terms. Not merely a solution to the demands of transport and trade, a well-designed bridge, in Hutton's eyes, stands as a structure of elegance and beauty.

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After flooding destroyed several bridges across the Tyne in November 1771, the mathematician Charles Hutton (1737-1823) published this mathematical treatment the following year. The work demonstrates the preferred dimensions of arches and piers, and analyses the force of water they must withstand.

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