1738 in science

principle relating to fluid dynamics

overview of natural science-related events during the year of 1738

book by Carolus Linnaeus

Hydrodynamica, sive de Viribus et Motibus Fluidorum Commentarii (Latin for Hydrodynamics, or commentaries on the forces and motions of fluids) is a book published by Daniel Bernoulli in 1738. The title of this book eventually christened the field of fluid mechanics as hydrodynamics.