Theoria motus lunae exhibens omnes eius inaequalitates

English Title

Theory of the motion of the moon which exhibits all its irregularities

Authors

Leonhard Euler

Enestrom Number

187

Fuss Index

639

Original Language

Latin

Content Summary

In addition to the foreword (which was not written by Euler), this book contains an introduction, 18 chapters, and "Additamentum continens alias methodos investigandi motus lunae inaequalitates" as mentioned in the title. The foreword indicates that this work was not an essay for a competition, which did not win the prize (see the letter from Jacobi to P. H. Fuss from March/April 1848; Bibl. math. Vol. 83, 1907/8, p. 302). Rather, it was inspired by the winning essay of Clairaut, about which Euler sent a report to the Academy.

Published as

Quarto book

Published Date

1753

Written Date

1751

Original Source Citation

St. Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, pp. 1-347.

Opera Omnia Citation

Series 2, Volume 23, pp.64-336.

Record Created

2018-09-25