Abstract:Osborn Reynolds(1842-1912), a British Irish scientist of mechanics, made outstanding contributions to mechanics and engineering throughout his life. This paper reviews Osborne Reynolds's life, academic experience, and contributions to mechanics and engineering, and it is shown that many of his research results were inconspicuous at the time, but were, years later, found to be very important and provided an important basis in related fields.
[1] Osborne R. The tails of comets, the solar corona, and the aurora, considered as electrical phenomena[M]. Manchester:Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, 1870:71.
[2] Osborne R. On an electrical corona resembling the solar corona[M]. Manchester:Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, 1870:72.
[3] Osborne R. On the electrical properties of clouds and the phenomena of thunder storms[M]. Manchester:Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, 1870:73.
[4] James P J. The stability of a ball above a jet of water[M]. Manchester:Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, 1870:3.
[5] Osborne R. The causes of the racing of the engines of screw steamers investigated theoretically and by experiment[M]. Manchester:Institution of Naval Architects, 1873:1.
[6] Osborn R. On the extent and action of the heating surface of steam boilers[M]. Manchester:Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, 1874:5.
[7] Osborne R. On the refraction of sound by the atmosphere[M]. London:Royal Society, 1873-1874:531-548.
[8] Osborne R. On the action of rain to calm the sea[M]. Manchester:Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, 1874:5.
[9] Osborne R. On the formation of hailstones, raindrops, and snowflakes[M]. Manchester:Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, 1877:78.
[10] Osborne R. On the forces caused the communication of heat between a surface and a gas; and on a new photometer[M]. London:Royal Society, 1876:725-735.
[11] Osborne R. On certain dimensional properties of matter in the gaseous state[M]. London:Royal Society, 1879:1.
[12] Osborne R. Note on thermal transpiration (In a letter to Professor Stokes, Sec. R.S. Communicated by Professor G.G. Stokes.)[M]. London:Royal Society, 1880:220.
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[14] Osborne R. On the theory of lubrication and its application to Mr. Beauchamp Tower's experiments, including an experimental determination of the viscosity of olive oil[M]. London:Royal Society, 1895:191-203.
[15] Osborne R. On the dilatancy of media composed of rigid particles in contact. With experimental illustrations[J]. Philosophical Magazine, 1885, 12(1):191-203.
[16] Osborne R. An experimental investigation of the circumstances which determine whether the motion of water shall be direct or sinuous, and of the law of resistance in parallel channels[M]. London:Royal Society, 1883:935-982.
[17] Osborne R. On the dynamical theory of incompressible viscous fluids and the determination of the criterion[M]. London:Royal Society, 1895:123-164.
[18] Osborne R. On certain laws relating to the regime of rivers and estuaries, and on the possibility of experiments on a small scale[R]. London:British Association Report, 1887.