Tennis racket theorem
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The tennis racket theorem, or intermediate axis theorem, is a kinetic phenomenon of classical mechanics which describes the movement of a rigid body with three distinct principal moments of inertia. I
Title page of "Théorie Nouvelle de la Rotation des Corps", 1852 printing
Louis Poinsot
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Louis Poinsot was a French mathematician and physicist. Poinsot was the inventor of geometrical mechanics, showing how a system of forces acting on a rigid body could be resolved into a single force a
Tennis racket theorem
…noticed one of the theorem's logical consequences whilst in space in 1985. The effect was known for at least 150 years prior, having been described by Louis Poinsot in 1834 and included in standard physics textbooks such as Classical Mechanics by Herbert Goldstein throughout the 20th century. The theorem describes…
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Théorie nouvelle de la rotation des corps (1852)
The grave of Louis Poinsot, Pere Lachaise Cemetery, Paris
Théorie nouvelle de la rotation des corps (1852)