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	Francois Marie Arouet De Voltaire - LoveToKnow 1911
		The abbe de Chateauneuf died before his godson left school, but he had already introduced him to the famous and dissipated coterie of the Temple, of which the grand prior Vendome was the head, and the poets Chaulieu and La Fare the chief literary stars.
		He was insulted by the chevalier de Rohan, replied with his usual sharpness of tongue, and shortly afterwards, when dining with the duke of Sully, was called out and bastinadoed by the chavelier's hirelings, Rohan himself looking on.
		He himself was safe in the independent duchy of Lorraine with Emilie de Breteuil, marquise du Chatelet,' with whom he began to be intimate in 1733; he had now taken up his abode with her at the château of Cirey.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Francois_Marie_Arouet_De_Voltaire (8095 words)

	No. 219: Emilie de Breteuil
		In 1706 Emilie de Breteuil was born into this world as the Marquise of Chatelet.
		Emilie was more than quick-witted; she was flat-out brilliant.
		The chemistry between Emilie and this greatest intellect of the age was immediate and powerful.
	www.uh.edu /engines/epi219.htm (488 words)

	ipedia.com: Emilie de Breteuil, marquise du Chatelet Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Gabrielle-Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise du Chatelet was the mistress of the French philosopher, Voltaire.
		Gabrielle-Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise du Chatelet (1706-1749) was the mistress of the French philosopher, Voltaire.
		The daughter of the baron de Breteuil, she married the marquis du Chatelet-Lomont in 1725.
	www.ipedia.com /emilie_de_breteuil__marquise_du_chatelet.html (244 words)

	Émilie du Châtelet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Born Gabrielle Émilie le Tonnelier de Breteuil, she was the daughter Louis-Charles-Auguste le Tonnelier de Breteuil, the Principal Secretary and Introducer of Ambassadors to Louis XIV.
		Émilie de Breteuil was a rather awkward child, and so she was given lessons in fencing, riding, and gymnastics in an attempt to improve her awkwardness.
		At the age of twenty-four, she had an affair with the Duc de Richelieu that lasted for a year and a half.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/%C3%89milie_du_Ch%C3%A2telet (538 words)

	Emilie du Chatelet
		During her early childhood, Emilie began to show such promise in the area of academics that soon she was able to convince her father that she needed attention.
		Emilie's work in mathematics was rarely original or as captivating as that of other female mathematicians but it was substantive.
		During the first two years of their marriage, Emilie gave birth to a boy and a girl, and later the birth of another son followed when she was twenty-seven.
	www.agnesscott.edu /lriddle/women/chatelet.htm (1229 words)

	Ockham's Razor - 10/06/01: The Story of Emilie du Chatelet
		Emilie herself, however, was given unusual educational opportunities, at least in part because she was tall for the times, strong and clumsy, with big hands and feet and considered very homely.
		Emilie was precocious in many ways, and by the age of 16, when she was introduced to the court at Versailles, she had matured into an attractive, intelligent and sharp-tongued woman.
		Emilie could see the ridiculous side of her situation and she could laugh when Voltaire commented that, as the child could claim no father it should be classified among her miscellaneous works.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/science/ockham/stories/s309469.htm (2137 words)

	Encyclopedia: Voltaire
		French Renaissance literature is, for the purpose of this article, literature written in French (Middle French) from the French invasion of Italy in 1494 to 1600, or roughly the period from the reign of Charles VIII of France to the ascention of Henri IV of France to the throne.
		Emilie du Chatelet Gabrielle Ã‰milie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Marquise du ChÃ¢telet-Laumont (December 17, 1706 - September 10, 1749) was a French mathematician, physicist and author.
		Louis, dauphin de France, in a pastel by Maurice Quentin de La Tour Louis, dauphin de France (1729- 1765), born in Versailles, was the eldest and only surviving son of King Louis XV of France and Queen Marie Leszczyńska, and thus heir (dauphin) to the throne of France.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Voltaire (11325 words)

	Voltaire -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		He was insulted by the chevalier de Rohan, replied with his usual sharpness of tongue, and shortly afterwards, when dining with the duke of Sully, was called out and beaten by the chevalier's hirelings, while Rohan watched.
		Emilie's temper was violent, and after a time she sought lovers who were not so much des cérébraux as Voltaire.
		In 1768 he entered into controversy with the bishop of the diocese; he had differences with the superior landlord of part of his estate, the president De Brosses; and he engaged in a long and tedious return match with the (A form of government whose head of state is not a monarch) republic of Geneva.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/v/vo/voltaire.htm (6579 words)

	Gabrielle Émilie, Marquise du Châtelet-Laumont (1706-1749)
		Emilie was a bright youngster, enough so that her father took notice and by the age of twelve she was being tutored in Latin, Italian, and English.
		Still, Madame du Châtelet was evidently more interested in preserving the marriage than her husband, and it is said when he wanted to end it she actually faked a suicide though apparently no harm was done.
		Mme du Chatelet was interested in bringing Metaphysics into the picture and provide it to prove the 'sufficient reason' for the universe as described by scientists'.
	oregonstate.edu /instruct/phl302/philosophers/chatelet.html (2248 words)

	Jean François de Saint-Lambert - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jean François de Saint-Lambert (December 26, 1716 – February 9, 1803), was a French poet.
		He was already high in the favour of the marquise de Boufflers, Leszczynski's mistress, whom he addressed in his verses as "Doris" and "Thémire", when Voltaire in 1748 came to Lunéville with the Emilie de Breteuil, marquise du Chatelet.
		Her infatuation for him and its fatal termination are known to all readers of the life of Voltaire.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jean_Fran%c3%a7ois_de_Saint-Lambert (256 words)

	UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
		Louis-Auguste, baron de Breteuil, the most famous of these three, left his mark on European politics of his time, first as ambassador of France to Russia, then in Stockholm, in Naples and finally in Vienna, where he was to distinguish himself for maintaining peace in Europe.
		The mediation offered by the baron de Breteuil on behalf of France and by Prince Repnin on behalf of Russia during two months of negotiations bore its fruit: the Peace of Teschen was signed on May 13, 1779.
		Another literary connection with the château de Breteuil is that of Marcel Proust (1871-1922) whom the owner of the time, Henri de Breteuil, often invited to join parties that brought together the international élite of the arts and sciences, political personalities and the cream of European aristocracy.
	www.um.edu.mt /pub/cdep2.html (1891 words)

	Voltaire Residence / Residence of Voltaire
		Voltaire was the guest of Gabrielle Emilie de Breteuil, Marquise du Chatelet, another great intellect of the 18th century.
		The Marquise du Chatelet, a friend whom Voltaire had met the year before, offered him asylum at her Cirey property.
		With the approval of the Marquis du Chatelet, Voltaire undertook major restoration of the chateau.
	www.visitvoltaire.com (530 words)

	Gabrielle Émilie, Marquise du Châtelet-Laumont (1706-1749)
		Emilie was a bright youngster, enough so that her father took notice and by the age of twelve she was being tutored in Latin, Italian, and English.
		Still, Madame du Châtelet was evidently more interested in preserving the marriage than her husband, and it is said when he wanted to end it she actually faked a suicide though apparently no harm was done.
		Mme du Chatelet was interested in bringing Metaphysics into the picture and provide it to prove the 'sufficient reason' for the universe as described by scientists'.
	www.orst.edu /instruct/phl302/philosophers/chatelet.html (2248 words)

	Voltaire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		He himself was safe in the independent duchy of Lorraine with Emilie de Breteuil,marquise du Chatelet, with whom he began to be intimate in 1733 ; he had now taken uphis abode with her at the château of Cirey.
		His heart,taken from the body when it was embalmed, and given to Madame Denis and by her to Madame de Villette, was preserved in a silvercase, and when it was proposed (in 1864) to restore it to the other remains, thesarcophagus at Sainte-Genevieve (the Panthéon) was opened and found to be empty.
		The so-called Siècle de Louis XVI and Siecle de Louis XV.
	www.therfcc.org /voltaire-1782.html (7831 words)

	Gabrielle-Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Marquise du Chatelet -Lomont (1706-1749)
		Born into an aristocracy which expected its women to be witty and clever, as a child, Emilie de Breteuil showed every indication that she would never grow up to have the most important qualification of a woman of her age, beauty.
		Flambouyant, in 1733 after being barred from the coffee house the Cafe Gradot where scientists, mathematians, and philosophers met because she was a woman, Chatelet had a suit of men's clothes made and reappeared dressed in breeches and hose, much to the delight of the men and the consternation of the management.
		Although she published papers on a variety of topics in the intervening years, by 1745, Madame de Chatelet was working almost exclusively on a French translation of Principia which included extensive explanatory notes on the metaphysics, physics, and mathematical principles found in the work, greatly simplifying the work.
	www.pinn.net /~sunshine/whm2001/chatelet.html (1038 words)

	Biography of Voltaire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Abbé de Châteauneuf died before his godson left school, but he had already introduced him to the famous and dissipated coterie of the Temple, of which the grand prior Vendôme was the head, and the poets Chaulieu and La Fare were the chief literary stars.
		He himself was safe in the independent duchy of Lorraine with Emilie de Breteuil, marquise du Chatelet, with whom he began to be intimate in 1733; he had now taken up his abode with her at the château of Cirey.
		The so-called Siècle de Louis XIV of France and Siecle de Louis XV.
	www.greatest-philosophers.com /voltaire_books.php (6297 words)

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	www.redemat.com /geometria.html (3720 words)

	Voltaire and Emilie du Chatelet
		Madame de Graffigny, a guest for three months at the Chateau de Cirey, wrote to her friends that Emilie had a lot of jewelry which was likely gifts from Voltaire, and that the couple spoke in English when they had arguments.
		Emilie's expressed a lack of interest in history because it was just a recording of wars and conquests.
		Voltaire and Emilie did a detailed analysis of the Bible to form their own opinion on whether this document was a valid basis for religion.
	www.visitvoltaire.com /love_story_voltaire.htm (1270 words)

	Marquise Du (Marchioness Of) Châtelet-Lomont, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier De Breteuil Biography (1706–49) Online ...
		Marquise Du (Marchioness Of) Châtelet-Lomont, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier De Breteuil Biography (1706–49)
		After her marriage to the comte du Châtelet-Lomont (1725), she studied mathematics and the physical sciences.
		Marquise Du (Marchioness Of) Châtelet-Lomont, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier De Breteuil
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /Cambridge/entries/019/Marquise-du-Marchioness-of-Ch-.html (183 words)

	Gabrielle-Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise du Chatelet -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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		The aristocratic French hostess Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, exerted a powerful influence on the development of French literature in the first half of the 17th century.
		Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil Marquise du Châtelet
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9022685 (742 words)

	AbeBooks: Suchergebnisse - Chatelet und Nature
		DU CHATELET (Gabrielle-Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise).
		Réponse de Madame la Marquise du Chastelet, à la Lettre que M. de Mairan, lui a écrite le 18 Février 1741, sur la question des forces vives.
		Première édition séparée à laquelle Madame Du Chatelet a joint la Réponse de Mairan qu'il écrivit en 1741, et sa propre Réponse.
	www.abebooks.de /search/sortby/3/an/Chatelet+/tn/+Nature (230 words)

	Gabrielle Émilie, Marquise du Châtelet-Laumont (1706-1749)
		Leibniz are written, Essai de Theodicee sur la bonte de Dieu, la liberte de l'homme et lorigine du mal, which would influence Mme du Chatelet enormously.
		du Châtelet submits essay 'Sur la Nature du fue' to Academie des Sciences; works on Examen de la Genese (1737-42).
		Mme du Châtelet works on Discours sur le Bonheur.
	www.oregonstate.edu /instruction/phl302/philosophers/chatelet.html (2248 words)

	Voltaire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Catering to the duchesse du Maine's frantic hatred of the regent, Philippe II of Orléans, Voltaire composed satire about him.
		He spent about three months in the Low Countries, but in March 1737 returned to Cirey and continued writing, making experiments in physics (he had a large laboratory by this time), and busying himself with iron-founding, the chief industry of the district.
		In the same year he wrote a poem on Fontenoy, he received medals from the pope and dedicated Mahomet to him, and he wrote court divertissements and other things to admiration.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Voltaire (5551 words)

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	Gabrielle-Emilie Chatelet, Marquise du Biography / Biography of Gabrielle-Emilie Chatelet, Marquise du Biography
		Chatelet's scientific contribution has been largely overshadowed by her relationship with the philosopher Voltaire.
		Born Gabrielle-Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil in Paris on December 17, 1706 into an aristocratic family, she received an exceptional education at home, which included scientific, musical, and literary studies.
		After spending some years with her husband, whose political and military career kept him away from Paris, the marquise du Chatelet returned to the capital in 1730.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/gabrielle-chatelet-marquise-du (240 words)

	Written biography of Gabrielle-Emilie Chatelet, Marquise du \| Life of Gabrielle-Emilie Chatelet, Marquise du
		Gabrielle-Emilie Chatelet (1706-1749) played a major role in the scientific revolution of the eighteenth century.
		Chatelet's scientific contribution has been largely overshadowed by her relationship with the philosopher Voltaire.Born Gabrielle-Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil in Paris on December 17, 1706 into an aristocratic family, she received an exceptional education at home, which included scientific, musical, and literary studies.
		In 1725, she married the marquis du Chatelet, who was also the count of Lomont.
	www.newessay.com /biographies/GabrielleEmilie_Chatelet_Mar-29371.html (272 words)

	Gabrielle Emilie le Tonnelier de Breteuil du Chatelet
		Due to her natural talent with languages, Emilie translated into French classical works and works in foreign languages that she believed were of merit.
		After 1738, Emilie continued her studies in higher mathematics for more than four years, and then took on the project of translating Newton's "Principia" from the original Latin into French.
		Judith Zinsser discusses the challenges that Emilie du Châtelet faced in an intellectual environment that excluded the participation of women.
	www.visitvoltaire.com /emilie_writing_newton.htm (345 words)

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