This was the same year he published his first major work in the Académie des Sciences on the forces on arches. Monge was impressed with this paper and realised that de Prony was someone of great potential.
Ito ay ang parehong taon siya nai-publish na ang kanyang unang malaking trabaho sa Académie des Sciences sa pwersa sa arko. Monge ay impressed sa papel na ito at realised na de Prony ay isang tao ng mga dakilang potensiyal na.