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Institutions Physiques
Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil Du Châtelet (marquise)
Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Marquise du Châtelet was a French natural philosopher, mathematician, physicist, and author. Her most recognized achievement is her translation of and commentary on Isaac Newton's book Principia containing basic laws of physics. She is also known for having a long liaison avec Voltaire.
Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise du Châtelet (également écrit du Chastelet, ou du Chastellet) est une femme de lettres, mathématicienne et physicienne française du Siècle des Lumières. Elle est renommée pour sa traduction en français des Principia Mathematica de Newton, qui fait encore autorité aujourd'hui et pour sa longue liaison avec Voltaire.