History
In 1673 Christiaan Huygens derived the equation for the center of oscillation and oscillation period of compound pendulums, thus making use of the general equation for the moment of inertia for the first time. The term moment of inertia was introduced by Leonhard Euler in his book Theoria motus corporum solidorum seu rigidorum in 1765. In this book, he discussed the moment of inertia and many related concepts, such as the principal axis of inertia.
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