well, it was an achievement in its day
Posted on: March 18, 2025 at 09:48:45 CT
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steel was still coming along - the fasteners, too
French steel actually used to be good. The Theory of Plasticity (I had a class on it in grad school) was first developed from Napoleon's generals noticing the change in shape of their cannon over time with use.
I think they spent too much effort trying to have other folks do the messy stuff for them, though, and look where they are...