Translation of Leonhard Euler's: General Principles of the Motion of Fluids

TL;DR

This paper presents an adapted translation of Euler's 1775 memoir on fluid motion, providing historical context and explanatory notes to enhance understanding of eighteenth-century fluid dynamics principles.

Contribution

It offers a new, annotated English translation of Euler's foundational work, with added footnotes and context for modern readers and researchers.

Findings

Historical insights into Euler's fluid dynamics principles

Clarification of Euler's original formulations with annotations

Enhanced accessibility of Euler's work for contemporary study

Abstract

This is an adapatation by U. Frisch of an English translation by Thomas E. Burton of Euler's memoir `Principes g\'en\'eraux du mouvement des fluides' (Euler, 1775b). Burton's translation appeared in Fluid Dynamics, 34} (1999) pp. 801-82, Springer and is here adapted by permission. A detailed presentation of Euler's published work can be found in Truesdell, 1954. Euler's work is discussed also in the perspective of eighteenth century fluid dynamics research by Darrigol and Frisch, 2008. Explanatory footnotes have been supplied where necessary by G.K. Mikhailov and a few more by U. Frisch and O.Darrigol. Euler's memoir had neither footnotes nor a list of references.