English Title
On the rotational motion of solid bodies around a variable axis
Enestrom Number
292
Fuss Index
477
Original Language
French
Content Summary
Euler shows that every body has at least one set of three orthogonal principal axes. This paper gives rise to a branch of algebra. (Based on Clifford Truesdell's An idiot's fugitive essays on science: methods, criticisms, training, circumstances.)
Published as
Journal article
Published Date
1765
Written Date
1751
Original Source Citation
Mémoires de l'académie des sciences de Berlin, Volume 14, pp. 154-193.
Opera Omnia Citation
Series 2, Volume 8, pp.200-235.
Record Created
2018-09-25
