E479 -- Nova methodus motum corporum rigidorum degerminandi

(A new method for generating the motion of a rigid body)

Summary:

(based on C. Truesdell's An idiot's fugitive essays on science: methods, criticisms, training, circumstances)

In contrast to Euler's treatment in E177, in this paper, he considers mechanics for three-dimensional regions in general.

According to the records, it was presented to the St. Petersburg Academy on October 16, 1775.

Publication:

Originally published in Novi Commentarii academiae scientiarum Petropolitanae 20, 1776, pp. 208-238
Opera Omnia: Series 2, Volume 9, pp. 99 - 125
Reprinted in Theoria motus corporum rigidorum, ed. nova, 1790, pp. 460-481 [E479a]

Documents Available:

Original publication: E479
The Euler Archive attempts to monitor current scholarship for articles and books that may be of interest to Euler Scholars. Selected references we have found that discuss or cite E479 include:
- de Boer R., “Theory of porous media - past and present.” Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik, 78 (7), pp. 441-466 (1998).
- Harman PM., “Newton to Maxwell - the 'Principia' and British physics.” Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London, 42 (1), pp. 75-96 (Jan 1988).
- Rahnejat H., “Multi-body dynamics: historical evolution and application.” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers part C - Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 214 (1), pp. 149-173 (2000).
- Shuster MD., “A survey of attitude representations.” Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, 41 (4), pp. 439-517 (Oct-Dec 1993).

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