Seduced by Logic : Émilie du Châtelet, Mary Somerville, and the Newtonian Revolution
by Arianrhod, Robyn
Published by : Oxford University Press (New York) Physical details: 338 Pages 24x16 cm | HB ISBN:9780199931613. Year: 2012Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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General Stacks | Non-fiction | 510.922 A696S 2012 (Browse shelf) | Available | 58262 |
Include Index, Bibliography and Acknowledgement
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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