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Theory and Applications of Fluid Dynamics

High-Speed Aerodynamics

By Prof. Harold W. Sibert. (Prentice-Hall Aeronautical Engineering Series.) Pp. xiii + 283. (New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1948.) n.p.

Supersonic Aerodynamics

A Theoretical Introduction. By Edward R. C. Miles. Pp. xi + 255. (London: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., Ltd., 1950.) 34s.

Aerodynamics of High Speed

Facsimiles of Nineteen Fundamental Studies as they were Originally Reported in the Scientific Journals. With a Bibliography compiled by Prof. George F. Carrier. Pp. xi + 286. (New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1951.) Paper, 1.75 dollars; cloth, 3.50 dollars.

High-Speed Aerodynamics

By W. F. Hilton. Pp. ix + 598. (London, New York and Toronto: Longmans, Green and Co., Ltd., 1952.) 60s. net.

Essentials of Fluid Dynamics

With Applications to Hydraulics, Aeronautics, Meteorology and other Subjects. By Prof. Ludwig Prandtl. Authorized translation. Pp. x + 452. (London and Glasgow: Blackie and Son, Ltd., 1952.) 35s. net.

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Theory and Applications of Fluid Dynamics. Nature 172, 600–602 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/172600b0

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