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Selected philosophical and scientific writings
Title
Selected philosophical and scientific writings / Emilie du Châtelet ; edited and with an introduction by Judith P. Zinsser and translated by Isabelle Bour and Judith P. Zinsser.
ISBN
9780226168067 (cloth : alk. paper)
0226168069 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780226168074 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0226168077 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Published
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.
Physical Description
xxviii, 424 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Translated from the French.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 06, 2009
Series
The other voice in early modern Europe
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Bernard Mandeville's The fable of the bees. Volume editors' introduction ; Related letters ; Translator's preface for The fable of the bees ; Table of Du Châtelet's choices for translation from Bernard Mandeville's The fable of the bees
Dissertation on the nature and propagation of fire. Volume editor's introduction ; Related letters ; From the Dissertation
Foundations of physics. Volume editor's introduction ; Letters related to the Foundations ; From Foundations of physics
Examinations of the Bible. Volume editor's introduction ; Related letters ; Examination of the books of the Old Testament ; Examination of the books of the New Testament
Commentary on Newton's Principia. Volume editor's introduction ; Related letters ; From the commentary on Newton's Principia
Discourse on happiness. Volume editor's introduction ; Related letters ; Discourse on happiness.
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