J. L. Lagrange's early contributions to the principles and methods of mechanics

DOI10.1007/BF00328268zbMath0526.01017MaRDI QIDQ594855

Craig G. Fraser

Publication date: 1983

Published in: Archive for History of Exact Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

principle of virtual velocitiesprinciple of least actionD'Alembert's principlefoundation of mechanicsintegrability of the forceslibration of the moon

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) History of mechanics of particles and systems (70-03)

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