Leonhard Euler - Theoria motus corporum solidorum seu rigidorum - 1790

A rare specimen of Leonhard Euler's work, The Theory of the Motion of Solid and Rigid Bodies, in the 1790 Greifswald edition, printed by A. F. Röse and described on the title page as 'new edition, enriched with the highly desired author's supplements and corrected'.

This fundamental work presents the general theory of the motion of rigid bodies, one of Euler's most important contributions to rational mechanics. It is considered the foundational text of kinematics and dynamics of solid bodies, containing the famous Euler's equations for rotation.
This 1790 edition revises and expands the original of 1765, including notes and supplements that consolidate the scientific discussion.

Bibliographic details

Author: Leonhard Euler (1707 – 1783)

Title: The Theory of Motion of Solid or Rigid Bodies

Printing location: Gryphiswaldia (Greifswald, Germany)

Publisher: A. F. Röse

Year: 1790

Edition: Editio nova, with supplements and corrections by the author

Language: Latin

Format: in-4° (approximately 25 × 20 cm)

Binding: contemporary parchment with a red leather patch and a golden title.

Pages: 31 unpaginated pages of introduction, 624 numbered pages, 18 plates inserted outside the text.

Conditions

Excellent overall condition for its age.
Contemporary binding in parchment, intact and solid, with a clean spine and an original red leather label with a gold title.
Minimal signs of use and light traces of age; interior very fresh and clean, thick watermarked paper well preserved, and the title page clear.
No deficiencies detected, ample margins.

Note

Rare 18th-century edition, corrected and expanded compared to the 1765 princeps, with great historical-scientific interest.
Reference work for the mechanics of rigid bodies, the theoretical foundation of classical physics and modern engineering.