The theory and practice of steam engineering in Britain and France, 1800-1850

The theory and practice of steam engineering in Britain and France, 1800-1850

A characterization of the different patterns of technological development of France and Britain in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century which has been frequently put forward considers French engineers and scientists involved in the formulation and discovery of theoretical and general pri...

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主要作者: Nuvolari, Alessandro
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出版: Documents pour l'histoire des techniques 2011
主題:
machine à vapeur
prix du charbon
choix des techniques
steam-engine
coal prices
choice of technique
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:dht_1439 https://doi.org/10.4000/dht.1439 urn:doi:10.4000/dht.1439 fr https://journals.openedition.org/dht/1439 2011-06-21T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/f620 All rights reserved The theory and practice of steam engineering in Britain and France, 1800-1850 Documents pour l'histoire des techniques Centre d'histoire des techniques et de l'environnement du Cnam (CDHTE-Cnam) Société des élèves du CDHTE-Cnam info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1775-4194 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/0417-8726 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/dht Nuvolari, Alessandro machine à vapeur prix du charbon choix des techniques steam-engine coal prices choice of technique A characterization of the different patterns of technological development of France and Britain in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century which has been frequently put forward considers French engineers and scientists involved in the formulation and discovery of theoretical and general principles, whereas their British counterparts were mainly working using “rules of thumbs” and other similar forms of empirical know-how. At least, prima facie, the case of steam engineering seems to fit this broad characterization rather well. In this paper we provide a reconsideration of the different nature of French and British practices in steam engineering. Our study shows, that the different economic circumstances prevailing in Britain and France (in particular the price of coal) led the two countries to embark to different paths of accumulation of “useful knowledge” in the field of steam engineering. La caractérisation des modèles de développement technologique en Grande-Bretagne et en France à la fin du XVIIIe siècle et au début du XIXe siècle repose largement sur l’idée que les ingénieurs et savants français se sont impliqués dans la découverte et la formulation de principes théoriques et généraux, alors que ceux anglais utilisaient des astuces et autres formes de savoir-faire empirique. Du moins, à première vue, le cas de la vapeur semble épouser assez bien cette distinction. Dans cet article, nous proposons de reconsidérer la nature des pratiques françaises et anglaises dans les techniques de la vapeur. Notre étude montre que les circonstances économiques différentes existant en Grande-Bretagne et en France (en particulier le prix du charbon) ont conduit les deux pays à choisir des voies différentes d’« accumulation du savoir » dans le domaine des techniques de la vapeur.
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topic machine à vapeur
prix du charbon
choix des techniques
steam-engine
coal prices
choice of technique
spellingShingle machine à vapeur
prix du charbon
choix des techniques
steam-engine
coal prices
choice of technique
Nuvolari, Alessandro
The theory and practice of steam engineering in Britain and France, 1800-1850
description A characterization of the different patterns of technological development of France and Britain in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century which has been frequently put forward considers French engineers and scientists involved in the formulation and discovery of theoretical and general principles, whereas their British counterparts were mainly working using “rules of thumbs” and other similar forms of empirical know-how. At least, prima facie, the case of steam engineering seems to fit this broad characterization rather well. In this paper we provide a reconsideration of the different nature of French and British practices in steam engineering. Our study shows, that the different economic circumstances prevailing in Britain and France (in particular the price of coal) led the two countries to embark to different paths of accumulation of “useful knowledge” in the field of steam engineering.
author Nuvolari, Alessandro
author_facet Nuvolari, Alessandro
author_sort Nuvolari, Alessandro
title The theory and practice of steam engineering in Britain and France, 1800-1850
title_short The theory and practice of steam engineering in Britain and France, 1800-1850
title_full The theory and practice of steam engineering in Britain and France, 1800-1850
title_fullStr The theory and practice of steam engineering in Britain and France, 1800-1850
title_full_unstemmed The theory and practice of steam engineering in Britain and France, 1800-1850
title_sort theory and practice of steam engineering in britain and france, 1800-1850
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