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

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

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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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.
In grateful recognition of the dedicated work of students in Professor Donna Beers Modern Algebra course, Spring 2014.

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Call Number: Q141 .A725 2012
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