Description
viii, 260 p. 24 cm. Navy hardcover in mylar-covered grey dustjacket. Topics include science and the enlightenment, the education of a philosophe, d'Alembert and the scientific community, Diderot and the encyclopedic venture, science and the 'philosphical' campaign, the search for mechanical principles, the laws of motion and d'Alembert's Principle, the representation of physical laws, mechanics and philosophy. Bibliography and index.
