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I have been unable to locate an English translation of Gauss' work, "Principia generalia theoriae figurae fluidorum in statu aequilibri".

A German translation exists (PDF), but my German is not quite up to the task of translating it (nor is my rudimentary Latin sufficient to translate the original.)

Is anyone aware of an English translation of the full text?

Many thanks,

Christopher

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    $\begingroup$ there's only the German translation from 1903 (see also physics.stackexchange.com/questions/66682) $\endgroup$
    – Carlo Beenakker
    Commented Dec 10, 2013 at 9:36
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    $\begingroup$ Eine gute Gelegenheit, um Deutsch zu lernen! $\endgroup$
    – Stefan Kohl ♦
    Commented Dec 10, 2013 at 11:01
  • $\begingroup$ Stefan: Ich hab' nicht gesagt, dass ich kein Deutsch sprechen kann. Aber wenn ein Buch zweihundert Jahre alt ist, kann ich es nicht so gut verstehen :-) $\endgroup$
    – Christopher
    Commented Dec 11, 2013 at 23:03

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Unlike Mathscinet, Zentralblatt usually reviews translations. I checked Zentralblatt, and found no translation of this work. So probably English translation does not exist. Actually very few works of Gauss have been translated into Engish (I know only 2 or 3).

However I believe that there are two detailed expositions of this work: In English: I. Todhunter, History of the mathematical theories of attraction and the figure of the Earth, 2 volumes, 1873, Dover reprint 1962. And in French: P. Appel, Traite de macanique rationnelle. Tome 4, Fasc. I. Figures d'equilibre d'une mass liquide homogene en rotation, Paris, 1932.

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  • $\begingroup$ Thank you, Alexandre. I will check out the English work you reference. $\endgroup$
    – Christopher
    Commented Dec 11, 2013 at 23:00

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