Work in Mathematics and Science
- Lazare Carnot: De la corrélation des figures de géométrie, 1801
- Lazare Carnot: Réflexions sur la métaphysique du calcul infinitésimal (English translation: Reflexions on the metaphysical principles of the infinitesimal analysis, 1832 )
- Lazare Carnot: A treatise on the defence of fortified places, 1814
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