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Arianrhod, Robyn (, Honorary Research Associate, School of Mathematical Sciences, Monash University)
Seduced by Logic: Emilie Du Chatelet, Mary Somerville and the Newtonian Revolution
Arianrhod, Robyn (, Honorary Research Associate, School of Mathematical Sciences, Monash University)
Seduced by Logic: Emilie Du Chatelet, Mary Somerville and the Newtonian Revolution
Arianrhod, Robyn (, Honorary Research Associate, School of Mathematical Sciences, Monash University)
This story of two remarkable women, Émilie du Châtelet and Mary Somerville, whose lives were drawn together by their irresistible desire for mathematical knowledge, reveals the intimate links between the Newtonian revolution and the origins of intellectual and political liberty.
352 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 1, 2012 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199931613 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 352 |
| Dimensions | 163 × 242 × 28 mm · 589 g |
| Language | English |