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Architecture hydraulique, tome second, première partie
No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
Extensive searches across multiple scholarly catalogs, library databases, and digital archives (including local catalogs, Google Books, Internet Archive, and OpenAlex) yielded no evidence of an English translation of Bernard Forest de Bélidor's 'Architecture hydraulique'. The work is a seminal 18th-century French engineering text, and no complete or partial English translation appears to exist in the public record.
Verified Mar 31, 2026 via local catalogs, open library, google books, internet archive, openalex · methodology
Bernard Forest de Bélidor transforms engineering from a trade of guesswork into a precise, mathematical discipline. Readers will discover the structural secrets behind the rise and fall of Europe’s most formidable maritime strongholds.