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UNINA9910788903803321 |
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Autore |
Arianrhod Robyn |
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Seduced by logic : Émilie Du Châtelet, Mary Somerville and the Newtonian Revolution / / Robyn Arianrhod |
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New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2012 |
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©2012 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-998692-4 |
0-19-993162-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (338 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Women scientists - France |
Women scientists - Great Britain |
Scientists - France |
Scientists - Great Britain |
Women - France - Intellectual life - 18th century |
Women - Great Britain - Intellectual life - 19th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"First published in Australia in 2011"--T.p. verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This story of two remarkable women, Emilie du Chatelet and Mary Somerville, whose lives were drawn together by their irresistible desire for mathematical knowledge, reveals the intimate links between the Newtonian revolution and the origins of intellectual and political liberty. |
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