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The subject of rotational dynamics was born in mid-18th Century. d’Alembert and Euler both solved the problem of the precession of the equinoxes in 1749, a case in which it is enough to know how to handle an infinitesimal rotation. At that time, nothing was known about how to handle a general rotation.
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Roberson, R.E., Willems, P.Y., Wittenburg, J. (1971). Introductory Remarks. In: Rotational Dynamics of Orbiting Gyrostats. International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 102. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-2930-2_1
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