{"product_id":"emilie-du-chatelet-daring-genius-of-the-enlightenment-paperback","title":"Emilie Du Chatelet: Daring Genius of the Enlightenment - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJudith P. Zinsser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe captivating biography of the French aristocrat who balanced the demands of her society with passionate affairs of the heart and a brilliant life of the mind\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Although today she is best known for her fifteen-year liaison with Voltaire, Gabrielle Emilie le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Marquise Du Ch telet (1706-1749) was more than a great man's mistress. After marrying a marquis at the age of eighteen, she proceeded to fulfill the prescribed-and delightfully frivolous-role of a French noblewoman of her time. But she also challenged it, conducting a highly visible affair with a commoner, writing philosophical works, and translating Newton's \u003ci\u003ePrincipia\u003c\/i\u003e while pregnant by a younger lover. With the sweep of \u003ci\u003eGalileo's Daughter, Emilie Du Ch telet \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures the charm, glamour, and brilliance of this magnetic woman.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJudith P. Zinsser is co-author of the landmark two-volume history of European women, \u003ci\u003eA History of Their Own\u003c\/i\u003e, and teaches at Miami University in Ohio. A recognized expert on the Marquise Du Ch穰elet, she was featured in October on the PBS Nova special Einstein's Big Idea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 8.4 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759295955232,"sku":"9780143112686","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/88e651f8b0901dbba4c0eeb0dc508f18.webp?v=1780148401","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/emilie-du-chatelet-daring-genius-of-the-enlightenment-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}