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Emilie du Chatelet

Emilie du Chatelet . By: Whitney Michaelis . Biography of Emilie. Her birthday is December 17, 1706 She was born in Paris, France She died at 43 years of age .

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Emilie du Chatelet

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  1. Emilie du Chatelet By: Whitney Michaelis

  2. Biography of Emilie • Her birthday is December 17, 1706 • She was born in Paris, France • She died at 43 years of age. • she grew up in a household where the art of courting was the only way one could mold a place in society. During her early childhood, Emilie began to show such promise in the area of academics that soon she was able to convince her father that she needed attention. Provided with a relatively good education for the time, she studied and soon mastered Latin, Italian and English. She also studied Tasso, Virgil, Milton and other great scholars of the time

  3. Goals/Career • In spite of her talents in the area of languages, her true love was mathematics. • Her study in this area was encouraged by a family and friend, M. de Mezieres.

  4. What she liked to do • She love to write books. • And take care of her kids • And she loved mathematics. • Loved to write notes.

  5. In spite of her talents in the area of languages, her true love was mathematics. Her study in this area was encouraged by a family friend, M. de Mezieres, who recognized the young lady's talent. Emilie's work in mathematics was rarely original or as captivating as that of other female mathematicians but it was substantive. The fact that it was accomplished in the first place is in itself remarkable.

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