New mechanics: a scientific revolution

Paris, 1923 – The publication of “La Mécanique Nouvelle: Conférence, Mémoire et Note sur la Théorie de la Relativity” by Henri Poincaré, with an introduction by M. Édouard Guillaume, marks a decisive turning point in the history of physics. This collection, edited by Gauthier-Villars, brings together essential works by Poincaré on the theory of…