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目次

Science and the Enlightenment; the education of a "philosophe";d'Alembert and the scientific community; Diderot and the encyclopedicventure; the Great Chain; science and the "philosophical" campaign; force andnecessity - the search for mechanical principles; the laws of motion andd'Alembert's principle; virtual velocities and "vis viva"; the representationof physical laws; conclusion - mechanics and philosophy.