English Title
An examination of an outstanding paradox occurring in the theory of columns
Enestrom Number
509
Fuss Index
590
Original Language
Latin
Content Summary
The paradox is: No cylindrical column, however high you want it to be, will ever break under its own weight.
Published as
Journal article
Published Date
1780
Written Date
1778
Original Source Citation
Acta Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae, Volume 1778: I, pp. 146-162.
Opera Omnia Citation
Series 2, Volume 17, pp.252-265.
Record Created
2018-09-25
