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Signature. Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Marquise du Châtelet (French: [emili dy ʃɑtlɛ] ⓘ; 17 December 1706 – 10 September 1749) was a French natural philosopher and mathematician from the early 1730s until her death due to complications during childbirth in 1749. Her most recognized achievement is her translation of and ...
Château de Cirey in a lithograph of 1854. The castle became famous in the second half of the 18th century when it was the home of the Marquis Florent-Claude du Châtelet, Count of Lemout, Seigneur von Cirey. He was a lieutenant general in the army of Louis XV and had married the 18 year-old Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil in 1724. The couple ...
Elements of the Philosophy of Newton (French: Éléments de la philosophie de Newton) is a book written by the philosopher Voltaire and co-authored by mathematician and physicist Émilie du Châtelet in 1738 that helped to popularize the theories and thought of Isaac Newton. This book, coupled with Letters on the English, written in 1733 ...
Opéra National de Lyon. Émilie is an opera – specifically a 9-scene, 75-minute monodrama for soprano – by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho to a libretto by Amin Maalouf. It was written in 2008. [1] [2] Based on the life and writings of Marquise Émilie du Châtelet (1706–1749), [3] the work premiered at the Opéra de Lyon, France, on 1 ...
Les Filles de Caleb is a Quebec TV series of 20 one-hour episodes, created by Jean Beaudin, based on the eponymous novel of Arlette Cousture, [1] [2] broadcast in 1990 on Radio-Canada [3] and repeated in 2006 on Prise 2. [4] [5] An English-language version was also produced and broadcast in English Canada on CBC Television under the name Emilie.
OCLC. 63396789. Passionate Minds: The Great Enlightenment Love Affair is a 2006 book by author David Bodanis. Written in the form of a novel, the book deals with the life and love of Voltaire and his mistress, scientist Émilie du Châtelet. It also discusses the theories they propounded about life, theology and the nature of the universe.
The son and heir of the noble and ancient Châtelet family, his mother, Émilie du Châtelet, famously was a scientist and the lover of Voltaire. [1]On 20 June 1725, his father Florent-Claude du Chastelet (1695–1765) married Gabrielle-Émilie le Tonnelier de Breteuil (1706–1749), daughter of Louis Nicolas le Tonnelier de Breteuil (1648–1728).
Théâtre du Châtelet. The Théâtre du Châtelet (French pronunciation: [teɑtʁ dy ʃɑtlɛ]) is a theatre and opera house, located in the place du Châtelet in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. One of two theatres (the other being the Théâtre de la Ville) built on the site of a châtelet, a small castle or fortress, it was designed ...