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Kinematics of a Rigid Body and Composite Motion of a Point

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Part of the book series: Advances in Mechanics and Mathematics ((AMMA,volume 28))

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We will show that to determine the position of a rigid body in three-dimensional space, it is sufficient to know the position of any three of its points, but the points must not be collinear.

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    Gaspard–Gustave de Coriolis (1792–1843), French physicist and mathematician working at École Polytechnique in Paris.

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    Olinde Rodrigues (1795–1851), French banker and mathematician.

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  1. Department of Automation and Biomechanics, Łódź University of Technology, Łódź, Poland

    Jan Awrejcewicz

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Awrejcewicz, J. (2012). Kinematics of a Rigid Body and Composite Motion of a Point. In: Classical Mechanics. Advances in Mechanics and Mathematics, vol 28. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3791-8_5

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