Bernoulli’s theorem

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Also Known As	Bernoulli’s principle • Bernoulli’s law

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hydrodynamics fluid flow laminar flow geostrophic motion Navier-Stokes equation Stokes’s law Torricelli’s law Reynolds number turbulent flow Froude number drag turbulence

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Daniel Bernoulli

Swiss mathematician

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