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1. www.britannica.com › biography › Gabrielle-Emilie-LeGabrielle-Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise du Châtelet

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   May 24, 2024 · Gabrielle-Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise du Châtelet (born Dec. 17, 1706, Paris, France—died Sept. 10, 1749, Lunéville) was a French mathematician and physicist who was the mistress of Voltaire.

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3. plato.stanford.edu › entries › emilie-du-chateletÉmilie du Châtelet - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   May 29, 2013 · Émilie le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise Du Châtelet-Lomont—or simply Émilie Du Châtelet—was born in Paris on 17 December 1706 to baron Louis Nicholas le Tonnelier de Breteuil and Gabrielle Anne de Froullay, Baronne de Breteuil. She married Marquis Florent-Claude de Châtelet-Lomont in 1725.

4. daily.jstor.org › emilie-du-chateletÉmilie Du Châtelet: Heroine of the Enlightenment - JSTOR Daily

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   Jul 22, 2016 · Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, the Marquise Du Châtelet, was for a long time best known as the lover and companion of Voltaire. But the “divine Émilie,” as he called her, was a brilliant figure of the Enlightenment in her own right. And totally sounds like somebody you’d like to meet.

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   Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Marquise du Châtelet (French pronunciation: [emili dy ʃɑtlɛ] ⓘ; 17 December 1706 – 10 September 1749) was a French natural philosopher and mathematician from the early 1730s until her death due to complications during childbirth in 1749.

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7. mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk › Biographies › ChateletÉmilie du Châtelet (1706 - 1749) - Biography - MacTutor ...

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   Sep 10, 2011 · She was a colossus in all her limbs - a marvel of strength and a prodigy of clumsiness. She had terrible feet and formidable hands. It is rather remarkable that, in addition to the academic lessons provided by private tutors, Émilie was given lessons in fencing, riding, and gymnastics.

8. www.encyclopedia.com › history › encyclopediasGabrielle-Emilie Marquise du Chatelet | Encyclopedia.com

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   Gabrielle-Emilie Chatelet (1706-1749) played a major role in the scientific revolution of the eighteenth century. By popularizing the theories of Isaac Newton she brought them more widespread acceptance in Europe, where most people still followed the ideas of Rene Descartes.

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   Who was Émilie du Châtelet?

   • Émilie Du Châtelet was one of the great figures of the Enlightenment in France. The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, the Marquise Du Châtelet, was for a long time best known as the lover and companion of Voltaire.

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   • It’s true that Émilie Du Châtelet was married to someone else during her 15-year long relationship with Voltaire, but her husband is said not to have minded.

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   What is the Institut Émilie du Châtelet?

   • The Institut Émilie du Châtelet, which was founded in France in 2006, supports "the development and diffusion of research on women, sex, and gender". Since 2016, the French Society of Physics (la Société Française de Physique) has awarded the Émilie Du Châtelet Prize to a physicist or team of researchers for excellence in Physics.

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   What does Émilie du Châtelet say about illusions?

   • In Discours sur le bonheur, Émilie Du Châtelet argues that illusions are an instrument for happiness. To be happy, “one must have freed oneself of prejudice, one must be virtuous, healthy, have tastes and passions, and be susceptible to illusions...”.

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