Stephen SekulaI learned from @AkaSci that today is Emilie du Chatelet's birthday!
I was excited to include her work heavily in my introductory #physics course lecture material, as I was fascinated by her experiments with clay floors and dropped objects (to establish the mathematical description of #energy and motion). I also loved that her #translation, with additional notes and insights, of The Principia is still considered a gold standard French version.
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