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Euler angles

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three angles introduced by Leonhard Euler to describe the orientation of a rigid body with respect to a fixed coordinate system

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Classic Euler angles geometrical definition.   Fixed coordinate system (x, y, z)

Rotated coordinate system (X, Y, Z)

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