Seduced by Logic: Émilie Du Châtelet, Mary Somerville and the Newtonian Revolution
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Newton's explanation of the natural law of universal gravity shattered the way mankind perceived the universe, and hence it was not immediately embraced. After all, how can anyone warm to a force that cannot be seen or touched? But for two women, separated by time and space but joined in their passion for Newtonian physics, the intellectual power of that force drove them to great achievements. Brilliant, determined, and almost entirely self-taught,...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0199931615
ISBN13:9780199931613
Release Date:October 2012
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:352 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.5" x 9.7"
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