queensansa-stark:History Meme:6/7 Pairings » Émilie du Châtelet and Voltai
queensansa-stark: History Meme:6/7 Pairings » Émilie du Châtelet and Voltaire Of all of Émilie du Châtelet many love affairs, her relationship with Voltaire was the most significant. Voltaire gave her the name du Châtelet to which most historians recognize her as today. During there courtship, Émilie and Voltaire researched together about the wonders of mathematics, including the laws of Newton. Because Voltaire was exiled from France because of a book he wrote that argued with political standings of France, Voltaire and Émilie worked mainly in the house of Cirey. In this location, Émilie and Voltaire wrote books that became published; for example she wrote the Institution de Phsyique. Voltaire and Émilie came to an end with their courtship, but still remained very close friends. [X] [X] -- source link