Émilie du Châtelet
Émilie du Châtelet
Life
Émilie du Châtelet was born in Paris on December 17th, 1706. As an incredibly gifted child, she was able to study Latin, Italian and English, which was impressive during this time for a young girl. Encouraged to pursue mathematics by a family friend, M. de Mezieres. She spent a significant amount of time working alongside Voltaire at Cirey and working with famous tutors such as Samuel Koenig.
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In 1740, she completed Institutions de Physique as well as a French translation of Newton's Principia.
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