Abstract
THE question of the best form which a body should have so that its resistance shall be a minimum is one which will always attract the scientific mind, and one is naturally inclined to think that in fishes the form that has survived is best for propulsion in water. Prof. Houssay in this new work gives a very complete account of the experiments which he has been making during the last few years on the resistance of fish-shaped forms, partly from this point of view. Curves of power of various forms with and without elastic fins have been obtained by towing them from their leading end. The marked effect of the fins upon the stability and relative resistance to the motion of the forms has been investigated very exhaustively, and some interesting results have been obtained.
Forme, Puissance et Stabilité des Poissons.
By Prof. Frédéric Houssay. (Collection de Morphologie Dynamique. Directeur: Prof. F. Houssay. IV.) Pp. 372. (Paris: A. Hermann et Fils, 1912.) Price 12.50 francs.
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B., G. Forme, Puissance et Stabilité des Poissons . Nature 89, 319 (1912). https://doi.org/10.1038/089319b0
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