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It was 1733 when the poet and philosopher Voltaire met Emilie du Châtelet, a beguiling—and married—aristocrat who would one day popularize Newton’s arcane ideas and pave the way for Einstein’s theories. In an era when women were rarely permitted any serious schooling, this... read more
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- Emilie: Add a description of this character.
- Richelieu
- Maupertuis
- Frederick
- Catherine
- Stanislas
- M. De Voltaire
- Arouet
- Marie-louise
- Newton
- Louis-nicolas
- Madame Champbonin
- Gravesande
- Phelypeaux
- De Rohan
- Fawkener
- Zadig
- Bolingbroke
- Lambert
- Cirey
- Monsieur
- Locke
- Lorraine
- Michelle
- Descartes
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- David Bodanis (Author)
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- Dewey: 848.509
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