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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,...

  • Name : Emilie Du Chatelet: Daring Genius of the Enlightenment
  • Vendor : Penguin Books
  • Type : Books
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  • Barcode : 9780143112686
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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 Ch telet (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 Ch telet captures the charm, glamour, and brilliance of this magnetic woman.

Author: Judith P. Zinsser
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 12/01/2007
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 8.40h x 6.04w x 0.83d
ISBN: 9780143112686
Audience: Young Adult

About the Author
Judith P. Zinsser is co-author of the landmark two-volume history of European women, A History of Their Own, and teaches at Miami University in Ohio. A recognized expert on the Marquise Du Châtelet, she was featured in October on the PBS Nova special Einstein's Big Idea.

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