<description>&lt;p&gt;History has often reduced the brilliant mathematician and physicist &amp;Eacute;milie du Ch&amp;acirc;telet to her relationship with a famous man (Voltaire). But she was a fascinating figure in her own right, an 18th century polymath at the forefront of conversations about how the world worked.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Support Noble Blood:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;mdash;PRE-ORDER '&lt;a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/771398/the-arcane-arts-by-s-d-coverly/"&gt;THE ARCANE ARTS&lt;/a&gt;'&lt;br&gt;&amp;mdash; &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/noblebloodtales"&gt;Bonus episodes, stickers, and scripts on Patreon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;mdash; Order Dana's book, '&lt;a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250840578/anatomyalovestory"&gt;Anatomy: A Love Story&lt;/a&gt;' and its sequel '&lt;a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250861016/immortalityalovestory"&gt;Immortality: A Love Story&lt;/a&gt;'&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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The Mind of Émilie du Châtelet (Part 1)

MAY 5, 202630 MIN
Noble Blood

The Mind of Émilie du Châtelet (Part 1)

MAY 5, 202630 MIN

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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 polymath at the forefront of conversations about how the world worked. Support Noble Blood:—PRE-ORDER 'THE ARCANE ARTS'— Bonus episodes, stickers, and scripts on Patreon— Order Dana's book, 'Anatomy: A Love Story' and its sequel 'Immortality: A Love Story'  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.