Essay on Machines in General (1786): Text, Translations and Commentaries. Lazare Carnot's Mechanics - Volume 1 [Hardcover]

This book offers insights relevant to modern history and epistemology of physics,

mathematics and, indeed, to all the sciences and engineering disciplines emerging

of 19th century. This research volume is the first of a set of three Springer books on

Lazare Nicolas Margu?rite Carnots (17531823) remarkable work: Essay on Machines in

General (Essai sur les machines en g?n?ral [1783] 1786). The other two forthcoming

volumes are: Principes fondamentaux de l?quilibre et du mouvement (1803) and

G?om?trie de position (1803).

Lazare Carnot  l'organisateur de la victoire  in Essai sur le machine en g?n?ral (1786)

development. Subsequently, his new coming science applied to machines attracted

considerable interest for technician, as well, already in the 1780s. With no lack in

rigour, Carnot used geometric and trigonometric rather than algebraic arguments, and

usually went on to explain in words what the formulae contained. His main physical

mathematical concepts were the Geometric motion and Moment of activityconcept of

Work . In particular, he found the invariants of the transmission of motion (by stating

the principle of the moment of the quantity of motion) and theorized the condition of

transmission of power).

While the core theme remains the theories and historical studies of the text, the book

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