Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Marquise du Châtelet-Laumont, 1706-1749. French Enlightenment translator of philosophical and scientific works, including Newton's Principia. She was a friend and correspondent of Voltaire. Her own thinking was strongly influenced by Leibniz, on whose physics her chief original book was based. She is a pivotal figure in the history of ... [MORE] 1. Biographies of women mathematician: Émilie du Châtelet - A concise biography. 2. Emilie du Chatelet - Brief biography with bibliography, considering this French thinker's background and scientific legacy. 3. Emilie, Marquise du Châtelet - Biographical article by Laurie Kiss. 4. Gabrielle Emilie le Tonnelier de Breteuil du Chatelet and Voltaire - Biography and portraits of du Châtelet, and the story of her affair with Voltaire. 5. Gabrielle Émilie, Marquise du Châtelet-Laumont - Biography, timeline, bibliography and portrait, from Great Voyages. 6. Translating Newton's Principia: The Marquise du Châtelet's Revisions and Additions for a French Audience - 2001 paper by Judith P. Zinsser. Full text is available in PDF format. 7. Wikipedia : Émilie du Châtelet - Biographical article and references on the mathematician in the free encyclopedia.

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