A cikin kaka na 1735, Voltaire ya ziyarci Francesco Algarotti, wanda ke shirya littafi game da Newton a cikin Italiyanci. Wani ɓangare na wahayi daga ziyarar, Marquise ya fassara Newton's Latin Principia zuwa Faransanci a cikakke, kuma ya kasance fassarar Faransanci na ƙarshe a cikin karni na 21. Dukansu ita da Voltaire sun kasance masu ban sha'awa game da falsafancin Gottfried Leibniz, wani zamani da abokin hamayyar Newton. Duk da yake Voltaire ya kasance mai bin Newton, Marquise ya ɗauki wasu fannoni na hujjojin Leibniz game da Newton. Littafin Voltaire na Falsafa na Newton ya sa Newton ya kasance mai fahimta da fahimta ga jama'a da yawa, kuma Marquise ya rubuta wani bita mai ban sha'awa a cikin Jaridar des savants.
Labari game da Yaƙe-yaƙe a Faransa