E851 -- Recensio dissertationis de ventis
(English Translation of Title)
Summary:
(based on Eric J. Aiton's introduction (written in English) to Opera Omnia Series 2, Volume 31)
This is a review of d'Alembert's essay
Reflèxions sur la cause générale des vents on winds. Euler praises d'Alembert's essay especially
for its mathematical analysis, in which there is an extensive application of partial differential equations.
Publication:
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Originally published in Opera Postuma 2, 1862, pp. 793-797
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Opera Omnia: Series 2, Volume 31, pp. 365 - 372
Documents Available:
- Original publication: E851
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