{"product_id":"emilie-du-chatelet-judith-p-zinsser-9780143112686","title":"Emilie Du Chatelet: Daring Genius of the Enlightenment","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe captivating biography of the French aristocrat who balanced the demands of her society with passionate affairs of the heart and a brilliant life of the mind\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Although today she is best known for her fifteen-year liaison with Voltaire, Gabrielle Emilie le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Marquise Du Ch telet (1706-1749) was more than a great man's mistress. After marrying a marquis at the age of eighteen, she proceeded to fulfill the prescribed-and delightfully frivolous-role of a French noblewoman of her time. But she also challenged it, conducting a highly visible affair with a commoner, writing philosophical works, and translating Newton's \u003ci\u003ePrincipia\u003c\/i\u003e while pregnant by a younger lover. With the sweep of \u003ci\u003eGalileo's Daughter, Emilie Du Ch telet \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures the charm, glamour, and brilliance of this magnetic woman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Judith P. Zinsser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143112686\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143112686\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 6.04w x 0.83d","brand":"Judith P. Zinsser","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981464797439,"sku":"9780143112686","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7fffa73f-4d27-42cc-8d3c-45c27a9f4975.jpg?v=1683255733","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/emilie-du-chatelet-judith-p-zinsser-9780143112686","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}