Experiments made before the instituted society in confirmation of the theory of the pressures which the walls of the channel sustain due to the flowing water

TL;DR

This paper presents historical experiments by Daniel Bernoulli from 1729 that confirmed his theory on water pressure in channels, laying foundational principles for fluid dynamics.

Contribution

It introduces Bernoulli's early experiments validating the relationship between pressure and velocity in flowing water, a key development in fluid mechanics.

Findings

Confirmed the relation between pressure and velocity in water flow

Supported the development of Bernoulli's principle

Historical experimental validation of fluid dynamics theory

Abstract

This is an annotated translation from Latin of "Experimenta coram societate instituta in confirmationem theoriae pressionum quas latera canalis ab aqua tranfluente sustinet" in which Daniel Bernoulli describes six experiments conducted before the St. Petersburg Academy in 1729, in confirmation of his theory dedicated to the motion of water through ducts, which contains the developments that led to the relation between pressure and velocity in fluid flows, known as Bernoulli's principle.