Around 1850, the horse-drawn carriage industry promoted descriptive geometry in its workshops in order to reform the craft of drawing carriages. Focusing on France and the United States, the book analyzes the causes and consequences of the professional circulation of such a mathematical theory.
CLIL theme: 3378 -- HISTOIRE -- Histoire générale et thématique
ISBN:978-2-406-14761-9
EAN:9782406147619
ISSN: 2118-8181
DOI: 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-14763-3
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 06-21-2023
Language: French
Keyword: History, industry, craft, mathematics, horse-drawn carriage, workshop, professional education, technical and trade journal
