Henri de Pitot
Henri de Pitot (born May 3, 1695 in Aramon , Gard département , † December 27, 1771 ibid) was a French hydraulic engineer .
Live and act
Pitot started out working as a mathematician and astronomer . He dealt with currents in rivers and canals. On the basis of the erroneous assumption that the flow speed of a body of water would increase with depth, he devised a device that could display this speed. This simple device is still known today as a pitot tube .
He became known at the time through the design of the Aqueduc de Saint-Clément near Montpellier and the widening of the Pont du Gard near Nîmes . Pitot was admitted to the French Académie des Sciences in 1718 .
In geometry, Pitot's theorem is named after him.
literature
- John David Anderson: A History of Aerodynamics: And Its Impact on Flying Machines . Cambridge university Press, 1998, ISBN 9780521669559 , pp. 54-55
- Henri Pitot in the Encyclopedia Britannica
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pitot, Henri de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French hydraulic engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 3, 1695 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aramon |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 27, 1771 |
| Place of death | Aramon |