What did Châtelet's commentary contain?
Recipes for French pastries
Gossip about the French court
Contribution to Newtonian mechanics
Insults towards her rivals
Answer
In her commentary, Émilie du Châtelet provided a detailed account of Newton's mechanics and a number of contributions of her own. She explained Newton's three laws of motion and his theory of gravitation, and she developed new methods for solving problems in mechanics. Her work was influential in the development of Newtonian mechanics and helped to make it the dominant scientific theory of the time.
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