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  Anderson’s book provides the most accessible approach to compressible flow for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering students and professionals. In keeping with previous versions, the 3rd edition uses numerous historical vignettes that show the evolution of the field. New pedagogical features–”Roadmaps” showing the development of a given topic, and “Design Boxes” giving examples of design decisions–will [...]

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