De la propagation du son

English Title

On the propagation of sound

Authors

Leonhard Euler

Enestrom Number

305

Fuss Index

503

Original Language

French

Content Summary

Euler analyzes the forces that act on a slice of air that is in a disturbed state at y but was initially at x. This analysis is customary in modern elementary works. (Based on Clifford Truesdell's introduction to Opera Omnia Series II, Volume 12.)

Published as

Journal article

Published Date

1766

Written Date

1759

Original Source Citation

Mémoires de l'académie des sciences de Berlin, Volume 15, pp. 185-209.

Opera Omnia Citation

Series 3, Volume 1, pp. 428-451.

Record Created

2018-09-25

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