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Emilie Du Chatelet: Daring Genius of the Enlightenment
Emilie Du Chatelet Daring Genius of the Enlightenment Author:Judith P. Zinsser 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... more »?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.« less
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