STURM, Cours de mécanique de l'École Polytechnique, 1883

Charles Sturm (1803-1855), a renowned mathematician, also taught mechanics at the École Polytechnique. His Cours de mécanique de l'École Polytechnique (Course in Mechanics of the École Polytechnique) is a fundamental didactic textbook that significantly influenced the training of French engineers and scientists in the 19th century. The work reflects the rigor of the teaching provided at the École Polytechnique and Sturm's pedagogical quality.