Carnot
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Carnot is the name of a celebrated French family in politics and science with the following members:
- Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Carnot, mathematician and politician
- Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, mathematician and eldest son of Lazare
- Hippolyte Carnot, politician and second son of Lazare
- Marie François Sadi Carnot, President of France, 1887-1894
- Marie Adolphe Carnot, mining engineer and chemist
It may also refer to:
- Carnot heat engine, the thermodynamic cycle studied by Nicholas Léonard Sadi Carnot.
- Carnot (crater), a crater on the far side of the moon
- Carnot, Central African Republic, a city located in the Central African Republic.
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