Passionate Minds
by Bodanis, David
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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Passionate Minds: The Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment, Featuring the Scientist Emilie du Chatelet, the Poet Voltaire, Sword Fights, Book Burnings, Assorted Kings, Seditious Verse, and...
by David Bodanis
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Passionate Minds: The Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment, Featuring the Scientist Emilie du Chatelet, the Poet Voltaire, Sword Fights, Book Burnings, Assorted Kings, Seditious Verse, and the Birth of the Modern World
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New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 2006. 373 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Spine slightly rolled at the crown. Stated First American Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "Bodanis takes readers to the heart of the Enlightenment through the story of the affair between the politically daring writer Voltaire and Emilie du Chatelet,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Passionate Minds
by Bodanis, David
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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Passionate Minds
by David Bodanis
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- 2006
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Little, Brown And Company. Good. 234mm / 153mm. Paperback. 2006. 288 pages. <br>David Bodanis presents this history of the turbulent love affair that fired the Enlightenment's intellectual revolution. . Item Price
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Passionate Minds: The Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment, Featuring the Scientist Emilie du Chatelet, the Poet Voltaire, Sword Fights, Book Burnings, Assorted Kings, Seditious Verse, and the birth of the modern world
by Bodanis, David
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Crown Publihers, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First American edition, 2006. Heavy Book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed. Tightly bound and presented beautifully in cellophane. The text within the book is bright and clear. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped… Read more about this item Item Price
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PASSIONATE MINDS: The Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment, Featuring the Scientist Emilie du Chatelet, the Poet Voltaire, Sword Fights, Book Burnings, Assorted Kings, Seditious Verse, and...
by Bodanis, David
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New York, New York, U.S.A. : Crown, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. t was 1733 when the poet and philosopher Voltaire met Emilie du Châtelet, a beguiling-and married-aristocrat who would one day popularize Newton's arcane ideas and pave the way for Einstein's theories. In an era when women were… Read more about this item Item Price
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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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New York: Crown Pub, 2006. Second. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. pp. 373, b/w illustrations.""Based on a rich array of personal letters, as well as writings from houseguests, neighbors, scientists, and even police reports, Passionate Minds is both panoramic and intimate in feeling. It is an unforgettable love story and a vivid rendering of the birth of modern… Read more about this item Item Price
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Passionate Minds : The Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment, Featuring the Scientist Emilie du Chatelet, the Poet Voltaire, Sword Fights, Book Burnings, Assorted Kings, Seditious Verse, and the Birth of the Modern World
by David Bodanis
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Passionate Minds : The Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment, Featuring the Scientist Emilie du Chatelet, the Poet Voltaire, Sword Fights, Book Burnings, Assorted Kings, Seditious Verse, and the Birth of the Modern World
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Passionate Minds : The Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment, Featuring the Scientist Emilie du Chatelet, the Poet Voltaire, Sword Fights, Book Burnings, Assorted Kings, Seditious Verse, and the Birth of the Modern World
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Passionate Minds: The Great Love Affiar Of The Enlightenment, Featuring Scientist Emilie Du Chatelet, Poet Voltaire...
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Passionate Minds : The Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment, Featuring the Scientist Emilie du Chatelet, the Poet Voltaire, Sword Fights, Book Burnings, Assorted Kings, Seditious Verse, and the Birth of the Modern World
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Passionate Minds : Emilie du Chatelet, Voltaire, and the Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment
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Passionate Minds: Emilie du Chatelet, Voltaire, and the Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment
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Passionate Minds: The Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment, Featuring the Scientist Emilie du Chatelet, the Poet Voltaire, ...
by Bodanis, David
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Passionate Minds: Emilie Du Chatelet, Voltaire, and the Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment[ PASSIONATE MINDS: EMILIE DU CHATELET, VOLTAIRE, AND THE GREAT LOVE AFFAIR OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT ] by Bodanis, David (Author) Oct-02-07[ Paperback ]
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Passionate Minds: The Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment, Featuring the Scientist Emilie du Chatelet, the Poet Voltaire, Sword Fights, Book Burnings, Assorted Kings, Seditious Verse, and..
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Passionate Minds: Emilie Du Chatelet, Voltaire, and the Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment[ PASSIONATE MINDS: EMILIE DU CHATELET, VOLTAIRE, AND THE GREAT LOVE AFFAIR OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT ] by Bodanis, David (Author) Oct-02-07[ Paperback ]
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Passionate Minds: The Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment, Featuring the Scientist Emilie du Chatelet, the Poet Voltaire, Sword Fights, Book Burnings, Assorted Kings, Seditious Verse, and...
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