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

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Arianrhod, Robyn
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Temas:
Du Châtelet, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, > marquise, > 1706-1749.
Somerville, Mary, > 1780-1872.
Du Châtelet, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, > marquise, > 1706-1749
Somerville, Mary, > 1780-1872
Du Châtelet, Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil > 1706-1749
Somerville, Mary > 1780-1872
1700-1899
Women scientists > France > Biography.
Women scientists > Great Britain > Biography.
Scientists > France > Biography.
Scientists > Great Britain > Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Science & Technology.
MATHEMATICS > Essays.
MATHEMATICS > Pre-Calculus.
MATHEMATICS > Reference.
Intellectual life
Scientists
Women > Intellectual life
Women scientists
Wissenschaftlerin
Kvinnliga vetenskapsmän.
Kvinnliga forskare > 1600-talet > 1700-talet > biografi.
Women > France > Intellectual life > 18th century.
Women > Great Britain > Intellectual life > 19th century.
France
Great Britain
Großbritannien
Frankreich
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (338 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199931620
0199931623

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