In this eighth edition, the aim has been to build on the broad ethos established
in the first edition and maintained throughout all subsequent editions. The
purpose of the book is to present the basic principles of fluid mechanics and
to illustrate them by application to a variety of problems in different branches
of engineering. The book contains material appropriate to an honours degree
course in mechanical engineering, and there is also much that is relevant to
undergraduate courses in aeronautical, civil and chemical engineering.