Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire," along with Other Papers in this volume, laid the foundation of modern thermodynamics. "Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire" examines the relation between heat and the work done by heat in.
It represents a tribute to Carnot\'s capacity to generalize, and to see fundamental processes at work in complex mechanisms.
Highly readable, "Reflections" contains no arguments that depend on calculus, consisting mostly of statements couched in exact language.
Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire," along with Other Papers in this volume, laid the foundation of modern thermodynamics