Euler E444: On the fastest descent of heavy bodies along curves of a specified kind | English translation | OMH v1.0

English translation of Leonhard Euler's E444, On the fastest descent of heavy bodies along curves of a specified kind. AI use and review status: OpenAI tools assisted with the translation and LaTeX. Version 1.0 is a machine draft with limited scholarly human inspection. Version 2.0 is reserved for a fully reviewed edition. Sources: Euler Archive, https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/euler-works/444/; facsimile, https://archive.org/details/novicommentariia17impe (Novi Commentarii 17, volume year 1772, printed 1773, pp. 488–504; Plate VI, Figures 5–6).

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-10-05
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23151244
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History and Theory of Mathematics
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Euler E444: On the fastest descent of heavy bodies along curves of a specified kind | English translation | OMH v1.0

Vaibhav Shakya
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History and Theory of Mathematics
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Euler E444: On the fastest descent of heavy bodies along curves of a specified kind | English translation | OMH v1.0

Vaibhav Shakya
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English translation of Leonhard Euler's E444, On the fastest descent of heavy bodies along curves of a specified kind. AI use and review status: OpenAI tools assisted with the translation and LaTeX. Version 1.0 is a machine draft with limited scholarly human inspection. Version 2.0 is reserved for a fully reviewed edition. Sources: Euler Archive, https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/euler-works/444/; facsimile, https://archive.org/details/novicommentariia17impe (Novi Commentarii 17, volume year 1772, printed 1773, pp. 488–504; Plate VI, Figures 5–6).

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