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December 17, 1706
Émilie du Châtelet, French mathematician and physicist (died 1749)
Émilie du Châtelet
Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Marquise du Châtelet was a French mathematician and physicist.
December 17
December 17 is the 351st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 14 days remain until the end of the year.