Lettres de la mse du Châtelet réunies pour la premìere fois. Revues sur les autographes et les éditions originales; augmentées de 37 lettres entìerement inédites de nombreuses notes d'un index et précédées d'une notice biographique par Eu...

<p>This collection Lettres de la mse du Châtelet presents the correspondence of Gabrielle-Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil Marquise du Châtelet a prominent figure of the French Enlightenment. Gathered for the first time and reviewed against original manuscripts and editions this edition includes 37 previously unpublished letters extensive notes and an index. A biographical notice by Eugène Asse introduces the reader to the life and times of this remarkable woman.</p><p>Émilie du Châtelet was a philosopher mathematician and physicist known for her intellectual prowess and her translation of Newton's Principia Mathematica. These letters offer a unique insight into her thoughts relationships and the intellectual climate of 18th-century Europe. Scholars and enthusiasts of French history philosophy and the history of science will find this volume an invaluable resource.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>