ArgumentThis paper aims at understanding the concept of convention in mechanics as a notion transferred from the field of jurisprudence. This enables us to clarify it as a new epistemic category having a pertinent role in the transformation of mechanics in the nineteenth century. Such understanding permits a separation from linguistic and arbitrary conventions, thus highlighting its epistemic features and not transforming fundamental principles into mere arbitrary agreements. After addressing the main references in the literature discussing the role of convention in mechanics, we analyze its classical use as a concept originating from law. Then we explain its use by Carl G. Jacobi, Ferdinand F. Reech, and J. Henri Poincaré. Here we also show how their uses conform to the features analyzed regarding conventions in jurisprudence. Finally, we try to explain how the use of this concept, among other factors, contributed to the transformation of mechanics.

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从法理学到力学：雅可比、里奇和庞加莱的公约

论点本文旨在将力学中的约定概念理解为从法学领域转移的概念。这使我们能够将其澄清为一个新的认知范畴，在 19 世纪的力学变革中具有相关作用。这种理解允许与语言和任意约定分开，从而突出其认识特征，而不是将基本原则转变为纯粹的任意协议。在解决了文献中讨论约定在力学中的作用的主要参考文献之后，我们分析了它作为源自法律的概念的经典用途。然后我们解释 Carl G. Jacobi、Ferdinand F. Reech 和 J. Henri Poincaré 对它的使用。在这里，我们还展示了它们的使用如何符合有关法理学惯例分析的特征。最后，