Title Seduced by logic / Robyn Arianrhod

Edition First edition Published St Lucia, Qld. : UQP, 2011

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Description 338 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm regular print Summary Biography meets science in this gripping story of two of the most glamorous and influential pioneering women of mathematics Notes Cover subtitle: Emilie du Châtelet, Mary Somerville and the Newtonian revolution Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 318-327) and index Subject Du Châtelet, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise, 1706-1749. Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727 -- Influence. Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727. Principia -- Influence. Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727. Principia. Somerville, Mary, 1780-1872. Mathematicians -- Biography. Mathematics -- History. Science -- History. Women mathematicians -- Biography. Women scientists -- Biography. Genre/Form Biographies. ISBN 9780702237386 (paperback)

Other Titles Seduced by logic : Emilie du Châtelet, Mary Somerville and the Newtonian revolution

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