The De Curvatura Fornicis of Jacob Bernoulli: The Introduction of the Infinitely Small into the Calculation of Arches
摘要
The limits and possible generalisations of the thin arch stable under its own weight underlined by Philippe de La HireLa Hire, Philippe de were not immediately understood. The successors of Jacob BernoulliBernoulli, Jacob have to understand at the same time the implications of the new differential calculus. The difficulties they encountered when they wanted to generalise the theory to an arch of some thickness shows it.