Translation talk:Accord between different laws of Nature that seemed incompatible

Hi, I undertook this translation of because I needed it for a planned series of articles about the various types of the "action principle" in physics and this history of variational principles in physics.

The manuscript from which I worked can be found here. The original has also been added to the French Wikisource.

This translation of Maupertuis' Accord de différentes loix de la nature qui avoient jusqu'ici paru incompatibles is released into the public domain. Use it well. WillowW 10:46, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Strange equation
Myosci (talk) 20:28, 18 December 2022 (UTC)

According to page 8 the equation is



\frac{V \cdot CR}{AR} = \frac{W \cdot DR}{BR} \cdot \frac{CR}{AR} : \frac{DR}{BR} : : W : V $$

But perhaps this is a misprint or has another meaning than current mathematics (What does "::" stand for?) --Myosci

Perhaps it's simply: $$\quad\frac{V \cdot CR}{AR} = \frac{W \cdot DR}{BR} \quad\to \quad\frac{CR}{AR}:\frac{DR}{BR} = W : V$$ --Myosci (talk) 20:38, 18 December 2022 (UTC)