La notion de pression de la métaphysique aux diverses mathématisations, causalité et statut des hypothèses / Amy Dahan-Dalmedico.
Abstract:
Describes various attempts to find mathematical equations for the notion of pressure, first in the theory of fluids (Euler, Legrange), then for the elasticity of solids (Navier, Cauchy, Poisson), during the 1820s
Mathématisation 1780-1830. p. 79-108