Dissertation sur la nature et la propagation du feu

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Dissertation sur la nature et la propagation du feu is a 1744 scientific treatise by Émilie du Châtelet that investigates the physical nature of fire, heat, and light within the framework of Newtonian physics.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
physics work ⓘ
scientific treatise ⓘ
associatedWith Émilie du Châtelet ⓘ
author Émilie du Châtelet ⓘ
authorGender female ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
createdIn 1740s ⓘ
discipline experimental physics ⓘ
theoretical physics ⓘ
examines relationship between fire and heat ⓘ
relationship between fire and light ⓘ
fieldOfWork natural philosophy ⓘ
physics ⓘ
focusesOn nature of heat ⓘ
nature of light ⓘ
physical nature of fire ⓘ
propagation of fire ⓘ
genre scientific literature ⓘ
historicalSignificance contribution to 18th-century debates on the nature of fire ⓘ
early modern study of thermodynamics-related questions ⓘ
intendedAudience scientific community ⓘ
language French ⓘ
mainSubject fire ⓘ
heat ⓘ
light ⓘ
notableFor application of Newtonian principles to fire and heat ⓘ
being a major scientific work by Émilie du Châtelet ⓘ
period 18th century ⓘ
philosophicalContext Enlightenment science ⓘ
philosophicalTradition mechanistic philosophy ⓘ
publicationYear 1744 ⓘ
relatedTo Enlightenment natural philosophy ⓘ
history of physics ⓘ
history of thermodynamics ⓘ
theoreticalFramework Newtonian physics ⓘ
title Dissertation sur la nature et la propagation du feu ⓘ
usesConceptsFrom Isaac Newton ⓘ

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Émilie du Châtelet → notableWork → Dissertation sur la nature et la propagation du feu ⓘ
subject linked to: Marquise du Châtelet
Dissertation sur la nature et la propagation du feu → title → Dissertation sur la nature et la propagation du feu ⓘ
Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise du Châtelet → notableWork → Dissertation sur la nature et la propagation du feu ⓘ
subject linked to: Gabrielle