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Seminar on the History of Mathematics
September 7, 2023 18:00, St. Peterburg, online


N.V. Maievsky. To the bicentenary of the birth

G. L. Epstein



Abstract: The main scientific activities of Nikolai V. Maievsky (1823-1992) will be represented, namely: the study of the pressure of powder gases in the gun barrel and the design of artillery systems; the development and application of the principles of ballistic similarity; the experimental determination of the dependence of air resistance on projectile velocity; the calculation of projectile motion as a three-dimensional solid body in the air and in a barrier. Maievsky's contribution to the development of the domestic and international scientific ballistic school will be appreciated.
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