Emilie Du Chatelet: Daring Genius of the Enlightenment - Judith P. Zinsser - Books - Penguin Putnam Inc - 9780143112686 - December 1, 2007
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The captivating biography of the French aristocrat who balanced the demands of her society with passionate affairs of the heart and a brilliant life of the mind

Although today she is best known for her fifteen-year liaison with Voltaire, Gabrielle Emilie le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Marquise Du Châtelet (1706-1749) was more than a great man's mistress. After marrying a marquis at the age of eighteen, she proceeded to fulfill the prescribed-and delightfully frivolous-role of a French noblewoman of her time. But she also challenged it, conducting a highly visible affair with a commoner, writing philosophical works, and translating Newton's Principia while pregnant by a younger lover. With the sweep of Galileo's Daughter, Emilie Du Châtelet captures the charm, glamour, and brilliance of this magnetic woman.

400 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released December 1, 2007
ISBN13 9780143112686
Publishers Penguin Putnam Inc
Pages 400
Dimensions 212 × 141 × 29 mm   ·   367 g
Language English  

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