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Euler E336: On the motion of an arbitrary solid body as it rotates around a moving axis | English translation | OMH v1.0

Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: English translation of “Du mouvement d'un corps solide quelconque lorsqu'il tourne autour d'un axe mobile” by Leonhard Euler (Eneström E336), titled “On the motion of an arbitrary solid body as it rotates around a moving axis.” Prepared for Open Math Heritage with OpenAI-assisted translation, mathematical transcription and LaTeX typesetting. OMH v1.0 is a machine-assisted draft that has undergone a full, fresh AI-assisted technical audit of source coverage, translation, formulas, tables and figures where present, and rendered output. This is not a claim of human scholarly review or certification of the historical mathematics. Version 2 is reserved for a fully reviewed edition. Original publication: Mémoires de l’Académie des sciences de Berlin, vol. 16 (year 1760, printed 1767), pp. 176–227, engraved plate with five figures. Sources: https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/euler-works/336/; https://bibliothek.bbaw.de/digitalisierte-sammlungen/akademieschriften. Reproduced BBAW scan assets retain the collection’s stated current CC BY-SA conditions and attribution; no unsupported numbered license version or blanket license for the mixed-content edition is asserted. The original historical text is public domain by age; no publication license is assigned here to the new translation or editorial notes.
Language: English
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7222974571
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