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	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.
		Emilie's death was soon followed by the death of the baby girl.
	www.agnesscott.edu /lriddle/women/chatelet.htm (1229 words)

	Émilie du Châtelet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Emilie had three love affairs before she met Voltaire.
		The Duc was interested in literature and philosophy, and Emilie was one of the few women who could converse with him on his own level.
		Emilie expressed an interest in Isaac Newton and Richelieu encouraged her to take lessons in higher mathematics to better understand his theories.
	www.kernersville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Emilie_du_Chatelet (450 words)

	Emilie du Chatelet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		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.
		In 1740 when Emilie du Chatelet's book Institutions de physique was published, Koenig started a rumor that the work was merely a rehash of his lessons with her.
		Emilie du Chatelet was one of many women whose contributions have helped shape the course of mathematics.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/emilie_du_chatelet (1334 words)

	Encyclopedia: Emilie du Chatelet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		One of Émilie du Châtelet's most significant tutors was Pierre Louis Maupertuis, a renowned mathematician and astronomer of the time.
		Of course this infuriated Emilie, and for help she turned to the Academy of Sciences and Maupertuis, with whom she had discussed these ideas long before she engaged Koenig as her tutor.
		In the spring of 1748, Émilie du Châtelet met and fell in love with the Jean François de Saint-Lambert, an officer in the guard of King Stanislaus I of Poland and poet.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Emilie-du-Chatelet (1372 words)

	Émilie du Châtelet - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Born in Paris, she grew up in a household where the art of courting was the only way one could mold a place in society.
		Du Châtelet not only refused to give up mathematics but she engaged the best tutors to help her in her study.
		In 1740 when Émilie du Châtelet's book Institutions de physique was published, Koenig started a rumor that the work was merely a rehash of his lessons with her.
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /Emilie_du_Chatelet (1318 words)

	Gabrielle Emilie le Tonnelier de Breteuil du Chatelet - and Voltaire
		Emilie was of average appearance with large expressive eyes, tall, and not particularly graceful.
		Emilie was delighted with the splendor and extravagance of court life, and developed a taste for all things expensive.
		Emilie's intelligence was so superior that it caused other women, and most men, to avoid her.
	www.visitvoltaire.com /emilie_du_chatelet_bio.htm (819 words)

	Émilie du Châtelet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Émilie du Châtelet (December 17, 1706 - September 10, 1749) was a French mathematician, physicist, and author.
		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.
		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/Emilie_du_Chatelet (538 words)

	Emilie du Chatelet: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Emilie du Chatelet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Emilie du Chatelet (December 17, 1706 - September 10, 1749) was a French mathematician, physicist and author.
		Some of Emilie's most significant work came from the period she spent with Voltaire at Cirey-sur-Blaise[?].
		One of Emilie's most significant tutors was Pierre-Louis de Maupertuis[?], a renowned mathematician and astronomer of the time.
	www.encyclopedian.com /em/Emilie-du-Chatelet.html (1333 words)

	Chatelet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Du Châtelet, however, was prevented from entering on the grounds that women were not admitted but she was not one to allow convention to dictate what she might do.
		Du Châtelet had learnt of Leibniz's philosophy from Samuel König and it had so interested her that she had decided to devote a section of her book to his theories of metaphysics.
		Du Châtelet died in child birth at the court of the Duke of Lorraine.
	www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk /~history/Mathematicians/Chatelet.html (2955 words)

	Emilie du Chatelet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		During her early childhood, Emilie began to show such promise in the area ofacademics that soon she was able to convince her father that she needed attention.
		In 1740 when Emilie du Chatelet's book Institutions de physique was published,Koenig started a rumor that the work was merely a rehash of his lessons with her.
		Emilie du Chatelet was one of many women whose contributions have helped shape the course ofmathematics.
	www.therfcc.org /emilie-du-chatelet-32170.html (1164 words)

	Emilie du Chatelet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		A servant worked at Cirey at this time noted du Chatelet passed the greater part of morning with her writings and did not to be disturbed.
		Emilie Chatelet was one of many women whose have helped shape the course of mathematics.
		In respect to matters of metaphysics claimed: "it is certain that there are number of points in metaphysics which lend to demonstrations just as rigorous as the of geometry even if they are different in Thus included in her introduction to the of the work of Newton was a of the metaphysics of Leibniz.
	www.freeglossary.com /Emilie_du_Chatelet (1280 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)

	The scientific collaboration of Voltaire and Emily du Chatelet - page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Voltaire and Emilie du Chatelet were not scientific collaborators in the conventional sense.
		Emilie's father was the Chief of Protocol in the court of King Louis XIV.
		Emilie was buried in the church of St. Jacques in an unmarked tomb.
	www.hypatiamaze.org /emilie/chatelet.html (1661 words)

	NOVA \| Einstein's Big Idea \| Ancestors of E = mc2: m \| PBS
		Together, du Châtelet and Voltaire turned her husband's château at Cirey, in northeastern France, into a base for scientific research with a library comparable to that of the Academy of Sciences in Paris, as well as the latest laboratory equipment from London.
		Du Châtelet and her colleagues found the decisive evidence in the recent experiments of Willem 'sGravesande, a Dutch researcher who'd been letting weights plummet onto a soft clay floor.
		Du Châtelet was one of the leading interpreters of modern physics in Europe as well as a master of mathematics, linguistics, and the art of courtship.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/einstein/ance-sq.html (928 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.oregonstate.edu /instruct/phl302/philosophers/chatelet.html (2248 words)

	Emilie du Châtelet: the genius without a beard (June 2004) - Physics World - PhysicsWeb
		Du Châtelet's mirror identifies her as the goddess of truth, while Voltaire sports a poet's laurel wreath as he assiduously transcribes the words of his female muse.
		Du Châtelet took over the great hall, where she tested Newton's theories with wooden balls swinging from the rafters and metal apparatus forged from the nearby iron mines.
		Du Châtelet wrote in complete secrecy, trapped in a dilemma: she desperately needed constructive criticism, but risked painful mockery by revealing that a woman was daring to engage in such innovative work.
	physicsweb.org /articles/world/17/6/2/1 (1739 words)

	College Papers-Emilie Du Chatlet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Born in Paris on December 17, 1706, Emilie du Chatlet grew up in a household where the art of courting was the only way one could recieve a place in society.
		During her early childhood, Emilie began to show great improvement in the area of academics that soon she was able to convince her father that she needed attention.
		Emilie had conquered the heart of Voltaire, one of most intriguing and brilliant scholars of this time.
	www.college-papers.org /free_essays/math/emilie-du-chatletmnn.html (449 words)

	Termpapers on Emilie du Chatelet
		She was born in Paris on December 17, 1706 and grew up in a household where marriage was the only way one could improve their place in society.
		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 was a genius …
		Emilie du Chatelet was one of many women whose contributions to the field of mathematics are still felt today and helped shape the course of mathematics throughout history.
	www.custompapers.net /research/Emilie_du_Chatelet-167551.html (175 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)

	Emilie du Chatelet :: Free Essays and Term Papers
		A biography of the mathematician Emilie du Chatelet.
		Emilie du Chatelet grew up in a society where there were not many education opportunities for women.
		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 was a genius who needed attention.
	www.ez-essays.com /free/1247.html (913 words)

	Abel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Emilie Breteuil was born on December 17, 1706.
		Emilie was a bright youngster, and was being tutored in Latin, Italian, and several other languages at the age of twelve.
		Emilie was interested in the works of many different scientists, physicians, and mathematicians.
	www.forestcity.k12.ia.us /pages/FCHS/Site/breteuil.htm (585 words)

	Early Modern Women in Science (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Maria Agnesi, Laura Bassi, Caroline Herschel, Mary Winkelmann Kirch, and Emilie du Chatelet.
		The strength of this arguement depends on recognition of women such as Maria Agnesi, Laura Bassi, Caroline Herschel, Mary Winkelmann Kirch, and Emilie du Chatelet.
		This web site article gives a brief synopsis of the biography and life's accomplishments of Emille du Chatelet and concludes with the discussion of her book and her translation of Newton's Principia.
	www.kings.edu /womens_history/emscience.html (1451 words)

	Gabrielle Emilie le Tonnelier de Breteuil du Châtelet - und Voltaire
		Emilie war von durchschnittlichem Aussehen, mit großen, ausdrucksvollen Augen, ziemlich groß und nicht besonders grazil.
		Emilie war außerordentlich für Sprachen, Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften begabt.
		Emilie gebar drei Kinder und betrachtete damit ihre ehelichen Verpflichtungen als erfüllt.
	www.visitvoltaire.com /g_emilie_du_chatelet_bio.htm (786 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)

	No. 1732: E. M. Forster & Thermodynamics
		Emilie was a brilliant, self-taught scientist and mathematician, and she's drawn Voltaire into her passion for science.
		Emilie's husband was completely aware of their relationship, and he seems to have suffered it willingly.
		Emilie didn't win the prize either, but her submission stands up best of them all in hindsight.
	www.uh.edu /engines/epi1732.htm (572 words)

	NOVA \| Transcripts \| Einstein's Big Idea \| PBS
		EMILIE'S FATHER (Dramatization): Do not be cross with your sister because she persecutes many a just man. Only the other night Emilie silenced the Duc du Luynes when she divided a ridiculously long number in her head in a matter of seconds.
		PATRICIA FARA: Emilie Du Châtelet knew that in the 18th century, for a woman to become pregnant at the age of forty-three was really very dangerous, and all the while she was pregnant she had terrible premonitions about what was going to happen.
		Emilie du Châtelet's conviction, that the energy of an object is a function of the square of its speed, sparked a fierce debate.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/transcripts/3213_einstein.html (10486 words)

	Emilie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Emilie was born in France in 1706, to a wealthy family.
		According to Tee (1987), Emilie began in 1739 to write a textbook for her son on Leibniz's physics.
		Emilie died at the age of 43 and although she was not a creator of original mathematics, her work of translation, commentary and synthesis contributed significantly to the development of Newtonian science in the middle eighteenth century in Europe, as this book made Newton's work available to the French mathematicians and scholars.
	www.roma.unisa.edu.au /07305/EMILIE.HTM (381 words)

	Directory - Society: Philosophy: Philosophers: C: Châtelet, Gabrielle Émilie Marquise du (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Gabrielle Emilie le Tonnelier de Breteuil du Chatelet and Voltaire · cached · Biography and portraits of du Châtelet, and the story of her affair with Voltaire.
		Emilie du Chatelet · cached · Biographical essay by Sasha Mandic.
		Emilie du Chatelet · cached · Brief biography with bibliography, considering this French thinker's background and scientific legacy.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=1159584 (124 words)

	References for Chatelet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		R Hagengruber, Emilie du Châtelet an Maupertuis : Eine Metaphysik in Briefen, in Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (Berlin, 1999), 187-206.
		M Terrall, Emilie du Châtelet and the gendering of science, Hist.
		J P Zinsser, Emilie du Chatelet : genius, gender and intellectual authority, in Hilda L Smith, Women Writers and the Early Modern British Political Tradition (Cambridge, 1998), 168-190.
	www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk /history/References/Chatelet.html (270 words)

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