Mathematical tract with two propositions about fluid bodies in rotation upon an axis by Monsieur Maupertius, Royal Academy of Paris

Reference number: RBO/16/65

Date: 1731

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Read to the Royal Society on 8 July 1731

Reference number: RBO/16/65
Earliest possible date: 1731
Page extent: 16 pages
Format: Manuscript

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Mathematical tract with two propositions about fluid bodies in rotation upon an axis by Monsieur Maupertius, Royal Academy of Paris, 1731, RBO/16/65, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_16_65/mathematical-tract-with-two-propositions-about-fluid-bodies-in-rotation-upon-an-axis-by-monsieur-maupertius-royal-academy-of-paris, accessed on 12 July 2026

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