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The Mind of Émilie du Châtelet (Part 1) artwork
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The Mind of Émilie du Châtelet (Part 1)

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May 5, 202630:39Society & Culture

History has often reduced the brilliant mathematician and physicist Émilie du Châtelet to her relationship with a famous man (Voltaire). But she was a fascinating figure in her own right, an 18th century pol...

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The Mind of Émilie du Châtelet (Part 1) is an episode from Noble Blood by iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild. History has often reduced the brilliant mathematician and physicist Émilie du Châtelet to her relationship with a famous...

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