Arianrhod R. Seduced by Logic. Emilie Du Chatelet, Mary Somerville and the Newtonian Revolution

Oxford University Press, 2012. — 345 p.Introduction
Madame Newton du Chatelet
Creating the theory of gravity: the Newtonian controversy
Learning mathematics and fighting for freedom
Emilie and Voltaire's Academy of Free Thought
Testing Newton: the'New Argonauts'
The danger in Newton: life, love and politics
The nature of light: Emilie takes on Newton
Searching for 'energy': Emilie discovers Leibniz
Mathematics and free will
The re-emergence of Madame Newton du Chatelet
Love letters to Saint-Lambert
Mourning Emilie
Mary Fairfax Somerville
The long road to fame
Mechanism of the Heavens
Mary's second book: popular science in the nineteenth century
Finding light waves: the 'Newtonian Revolution' comes of age
Mary Somerville: a fortunate life
Epilogue: Declaring a point of view