Download or read book A History of the Theory of Elasticity and of the Strength of Materials written by Isaac Todhunter and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-03-20 with total page 951 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A distinguished mathematician and notable university teacher, Isaac Todhunter (1820-84) became known in his time for his successful textbooks. Edited and completed by Karl Pearson (1857-1936), and published between 1886 and 1893, this three-part work traces the mathematical understanding of elasticity from Galileo to Lord Kelvin.