Seduced by logic : Émilie du Châtelet, Mary Somerville, and the Newtonian revolution

Seduced by logic : Émilie du Châtelet, Mary Somerville, and the Newtonian revolution /

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This story of two remarkable women, Emilie du Chatelet 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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Arianrhod, Robyn
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]
Subjects:
Du Châtelet, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, > marquise, > 1706-1749.
Somerville, Mary, > 1780-1872.
Women scientists > France > Biography.
Women scientists > Great Britain > Biography.
Scientists > France > Biography.
Scientists > Great Britain > Biography.
Women > France > Intellectual life > 18th century.
Women > Great Britain > Intellectual life > 19th century.
Women.
Gender identity.
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