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Daniel Bernoulli, whose principle helps explain lift, was what kind of scientist?

A Swiss mathematician of the 1700s.

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  1. An English physicist who wrote laws of motion
  2. A Swiss mathematician ✔
  3. A French balloon maker

Why: About fifty years after Newton's laws, Bernoulli explained how the pressure of a moving fluid changes with its speed. His work is used to explain airfoils, carburetors and more.

Huh, didn't know that: Bernoulli's ideas apply to liquids and gases alike, so they work for both water and air.

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Why did Bernoulli never lose an argument? He always had the pressure on his side.
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Answer: A Swiss mathematician. About fifty years after Newton's laws, Bernoulli explained how the pressure of a moving fluid changes with its speed. His work is used to explain airfoils, carburetors and more.

  1. FAA Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25C) www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/faa-h-8083-25c.pdf
    A half-century after Newton formulated his laws, Daniel Bernoulli, a Swiss mathematician, explained how the pressure of a moving fluid
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  2. Bernoulli's Equation, NASA Glenn Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/airplane/bern.html
    In the 1700s, Daniel Bernoulli investigated the forces present in a moving fluid .
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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