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Émilie du Châtelet

Émilie du Châtelet was an eighteenth-century French natural philosopher and mathematician whose Institutions de Physique synthesized Leibnizian metaphysics with Newtonian physics and helped introduce Newton’s ideas to France. Her major work was a French translation of Newton’s Principia, published posthumously with commentary, and she also contributed to debates on vis viva and the conservation of energy.

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Ethics Reason, Illusion, and Passion – Émilie du Châtelet Émilie du Châtelet

An English anthology of Émilie du Châtelet's philosophical writings on metaphysics, liberty, morality, biblical examination, and happiness.

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