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000324268 1001_ $$aZinsser, Judith P.
000324268 24510 $$aLa dame d'esprit :$$ba biography of the Marquise Du Châtelet /$$cJudith P. Zinsser.
000324268 260__ $$aNew York :$$bViking,$$cc2006.
000324268 300__ $$aviii, 376 p., [16] pages of plates :$$bill. ;$$c24 cm.
000324268 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [352]-365) and index.
000324268 520__ $$aThe only woman of the Enlightenment to be recognized for her genius, Gabrielle Emilie le Tonnelier de Breteuil was born to the highest circles of the French aristocracy, married a marquis at the age of eighteen, and indulged in all the pleasures of her class. Then, at 27, defying convention, she became the mistress of Voltaire, embarking on an extraordinary and transformative intellectual journey as his patroness, lover and companion. Historian Zinsser explores how she transformed herself from courtier, wife, and mother into one of the leading intellects of the French Enlightenment, an accomplished mathematician, physicist, translator, and author of original works of philosophy and science. At the end of her life, pregnant by a young new lover, she raced to complete her translation and commentary on Newton's Principia. By bringing this singular woman to life with style and wit, Zinsser at last gives this revolutionary her due.--From publisher description.
000324268 60010 $$aDu Châtelet, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil,$$cmarquise,$$d1706-1749.
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