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Passionate Minds
by Bodanis, David
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0307237206
- ISBN 13
- 9780307237200
- Seller
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truth or consequences, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
New York: Crown Publishing Group, 2006. First American . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 373pp.incl.index; HB quarter-bound; white w/green&gilt; slight rub w/corner-bump; clean,tight pgs. DJ paletan w/brwn.; slight rub w/corner-bump. "The great love affair of the Enlightenment, featuring the scientist Emilie du Châtelet, the poet Voltaire, sword fights, book burnings, assorted kings, seditious verse, and the birth of the modern world" illus. isbn 0307237206
Synopsis
Passionate Minds: The Great Enlightenment Love Affair is a book by author David Bodanis. Written in the form of a novel, the book deals with the life and love of Voltaire and his mistress, scientist Émilie du Châtelet. It also discusses the theories they propounded about life, theology and the nature of the universe. The story was written with the aid of historic letters of correspondence between Émilie and Voltaire, as well as between several other prominent figures of the Enlightenment.
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- Bookseller
- Xochis Bookstore and Gallery
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 058413
- Title
- Passionate Minds
- Author
- Bodanis, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American
- ISBN 10
- 0307237206
- ISBN 13
- 9780307237200
- Publisher
- Crown Publishing Group
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Enlightenment; Voltaire; Du Châtelet
- Bookseller catalogs
- Stan;
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