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Emilie Du Chatelet: Daring Genius of the Enlightenment

by Emilie Du Chatelet: Daring Genius of the Enlightenment

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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.

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  • Penguin Publishing Group Brand
  • Dec 1, 2007 Pub Date:
  • 0143112686 ISBN-10:
  • 9780143112686 ISBN-13:
  • English Language
  • 8.43 in * 5.51 in * 0.82 in Dimensions:
  • 1 lb Weight: