Passionate Minds: The Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment, Featuring the Scientist Emilie du Chatelet, the Poet Voltaire, Sword Fights, Book Burnings, Assorted Kings,
by David Bodanis
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0307237206
- ISBN 13
- 9780307237200
- Seller
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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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
- The Edmonton Book Store (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 293021
- Title
- Passionate Minds: The Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment, Featuring the Scientist Emilie du Chatelet, the Poet Voltaire, Sword Fights, Book Burnings, Assorted Kings,
- Author
- David Bodanis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second
- ISBN 10
- 0307237206
- ISBN 13
- 9780307237200
- Publisher
- Crown Pub
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
- Size
- 8vo
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