Image: Théorie Nouvelle de la Rotation des Corps
Description: Title page of "Théorie Nouvelle de la Rotation des Corps", thought to be the first publication of the so-called "tennis racket theorem" of mechanical rotation. This theorem says that rotating around the the axis with the middle moment of inertia (the second axis) will unavoidably produce a simultaneous half turn in the third axis. Published in 1852.
Title: Théorie Nouvelle de la Rotation des Corps
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Author: This is a photograph of a 1853 book, long out of print, titled "théorie nouvelle de la rotation des corps"
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