Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-108) and index.
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Cover; Title page; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1 Gray's Paradox; Chapter 2 Early History of Fluid Dynamics -- From Aristotle to Newton and D'Alembert; Chapter 3 Modern Fluid Dynamics; Chapter 4 Principles of Thrust Generation; Chapter 5 Research on High-Speed Swimming Performance; Chapter 6 High-Speed Swimming Method of Carp and Dolphins; Chapter 7 Robot Fish -- Development of Ocean Engineering; Epilogue -- The Silver Lining of Solving the Paradox; References; Author and Translators Profile; Index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Mainly for readers who are interested in technology and science and who hope to specialize in technological occupations, this book introduces the developing history of fluid dynamics and then outlines the research history, as well as reviewing Minoru Nagai's research of approximately three decades.
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