The Resource Seduced by logic : Emilie du Chatelet, Mary Somerville, and the Newtonian revolution, Robyn Arianrhod
Seduced by logic : Emilie du Chatelet, Mary Somerville, and the Newtonian revolution, Robyn Arianrhod
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- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 338 p.
- Note
- Formerly CIP
- Contents
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- Machine generated contents note: 1.Madame Newton du Chatelet
- 2.Creating the theory of gravity: the Newtonian controversy
- 3.Learning mathematics and fighting for freedom
- 4.Emilie and Voltaire's Academy of Free Thought
- 5.Testing Newton: the `New Argonauts'
- 6.The danger in Newton: life, love and politics
- 7.The nature of light: Emilie takes on Newton
- 8.Searching for `energy': Emilie discovers Leibniz
- 9.Mathematics and free will
- 10.The re-emergence of Madame Newton du Chatelet
- 11.Love letters to Saint-Lambert
- 12.Mourning Emilie
- 13.Mary Fairfax Somerville
- 14.The long road to fame
- 15.Mechanism of the Heavens
- 16.Mary's second book: popular science in the nineteenth century
- 17.Finding light waves: the `Newtonian Revolution' comes of age
- 18.Mary Somerville: a fortunate life
- Isbn
- 9780199931613
- Label
- Seduced by logic : Emilie du Chatelet, Mary Somerville, and the Newtonian revolution
- Title
- Seduced by logic
- Title remainder
- Emilie du Chatelet, Mary Somerville, and the Newtonian revolution
- Statement of responsibility
- Robyn Arianrhod
- Subject
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- trueAustralian
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- trueDu Chatelet, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise, 1706-1749
- Language
- eng
- Biography type
- collective biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10005699
- Cataloging source
- ANL
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1951-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Arianrhod, Robyn
- Dewey number
- B
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Somerville, Mary
- Du Ch㡴elet, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil
- Scientists
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- Women scientists
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- Women
- Women
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- Emilie du Chatelet, Mary Somerville, and the Newtonian revolution
- Label
- Seduced by logic : Emilie du Chatelet, Mary Somerville, and the Newtonian revolution, Robyn Arianrhod
- Note
- Formerly CIP
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1.Madame Newton du Chatelet -- 2.Creating the theory of gravity: the Newtonian controversy -- 3.Learning mathematics and fighting for freedom -- 4.Emilie and Voltaire's Academy of Free Thought -- 5.Testing Newton: the `New Argonauts' -- 6.The danger in Newton: life, love and politics -- 7.The nature of light: Emilie takes on Newton -- 8.Searching for `energy': Emilie discovers Leibniz -- 9.Mathematics and free will -- 10.The re-emergence of Madame Newton du Chatelet -- 11.Love letters to Saint-Lambert -- 12.Mourning Emilie -- 13.Mary Fairfax Somerville -- 14.The long road to fame -- 15.Mechanism of the Heavens -- 16.Mary's second book: popular science in the nineteenth century -- 17.Finding light waves: the `Newtonian Revolution' comes of age -- 18.Mary Somerville: a fortunate life
- Control code
- 000048925820
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- 338 p.
- Isbn
- 9780199931613
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Other control number
- 40021464319
- Label
- Seduced by logic : Emilie du Chatelet, Mary Somerville, and the Newtonian revolution, Robyn Arianrhod
- Note
- Formerly CIP
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1.Madame Newton du Chatelet -- 2.Creating the theory of gravity: the Newtonian controversy -- 3.Learning mathematics and fighting for freedom -- 4.Emilie and Voltaire's Academy of Free Thought -- 5.Testing Newton: the `New Argonauts' -- 6.The danger in Newton: life, love and politics -- 7.The nature of light: Emilie takes on Newton -- 8.Searching for `energy': Emilie discovers Leibniz -- 9.Mathematics and free will -- 10.The re-emergence of Madame Newton du Chatelet -- 11.Love letters to Saint-Lambert -- 12.Mourning Emilie -- 13.Mary Fairfax Somerville -- 14.The long road to fame -- 15.Mechanism of the Heavens -- 16.Mary's second book: popular science in the nineteenth century -- 17.Finding light waves: the `Newtonian Revolution' comes of age -- 18.Mary Somerville: a fortunate life
- Control code
- 000048925820
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
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- 338 p.
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- 9780199931613
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- (hbk.)
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- 40021464319
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