Hydromechanics: An Elementary Treatise, Prepared for the Use of the Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy ( - new book

Excerpt from Hydromechanics: An Elementary Treatise, Prepared for the Use of the Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy

Even gases offer some resistance to change of shape at a finite rate, but, when in equilibrium, gases, all common liquids, and even such viscous substances as honey and tar, behave like perfect fluids. Hence, although the science of hydromechanics is founded upon the consideration of a purely ideal substance, its hydrostatical results are found to be verified in prae tice, and it is only when fluids in motion are being considered that it becomes necessary to take account of their viscosity.

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