Witelo (also "Erazmus Ciołek Witelo; Witelon; Vitellio; Vitello; Vitello Thuringopolonis; Vitulon; Erazm Ciołek"); born ca. 1230, probably in Legnica in Lower Silesia; died after 1280, before 1314) was a friar, theologian and scientist: a physicist, natural philosopher, mathematician.
 He is an important figure in the history of philosophy in Poland.
 On the Moon there is a crater, "Vitello", named after him.
Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Marquise Du Châtelet (] ; 17 December 1706  – 10 September 1749) was a French natural philosopher, mathematician, physicist, and author during the early 1730s until her untimely death due to childbirth in 1749.
 Her most recognized achievement is her translation of and commentary on Isaac Newton's book "Principia" containing basic laws of physics.
 The translation, published posthumously in 1759, is still considered the standard French translation today.
 Her commentary includes a profound contribution to Newtonian mechanics—the postulate of an additional conservation law for total energy, of which kinetic energy of motion is one element.
Louise-Anastasia Serment (Grenoble, 1642 - Paris, 1692) was a French natural philosopher and poet.
 Born in Grenoble, she spent most of her life in Paris.
 She was a disciple of Descartes.
 She was a member of the Ricovrati Academy.
 Serment reputedly collaborated as an author with Philippe Quinault in his operas.
Sir Isaac Newton {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} ( ; 25 December 1642 – 20 March 1726/27) was an English mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (described in his own day as a "natural philosopher") who is widely recognised as one of the most influential scientists of all time and a key figure in the scientific revolution.
 His book "Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica" ("Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy"), first published in 1687, laid the foundations of classical mechanics.
 Newton also made pathbreaking contributions to optics, and he shares credit with Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz for developing the infinitesimal calculus.
Harald Lesch (born 28.
 July 1960 in Gießen, Hessen) is a German physicist, astronomer, natural philosopher, author, television presenter, professor of physics at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) and professor of natural philosophy at the Munich University of Philosophy.
 In the German speaking world, Lesch plays a similar role to that of Neil deGrasse Tyson, as a bridge between the scientific community and the public.
Penelope Aubin (c. 1679 – 1738?)
 was an English novelist, poet, and translator.
 She was the daughter of Sir Richard Temple and Anne Charleton.
 Her mother Anne was the daughter of the physician and natural philosopher Walter Charleton.
 Aubin married her husband, Abraham Aubin, in 1696, and they had three children: Marie, Abraham, and Penelope.
 Aubin managed the family business while her husband, a merchant, traveled.
 Aubin was considered a moralistic writer whose writing was unadorned.
 She published seven novels between 1721-28.
 Aubin published poetry in 1707 and turned to novels in 1721; she translated French works in the 1720s, spoke publicly on moral issues in 1729, and wrote a play in 1730.
 Aubin died in April 1738, survived by her husband until his death in April 1740.
 After the author's death, her works were gathered and published as "A Collection of Entertaining Histories and Novels, Designed to Promote the Cause of Virtue and Honor".
 After the 18th century, Aubin's works fell out of favor with readers because of her writing style and unbelievable plots.
Richard Turpin (bapt.
 21 September 1705 – 7 April 1739) was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft.
 Turpin may have followed his father's trade as a butcher early in his life but, by the early 1730s, he had joined a gang of deer thieves and, later, became a poacher, burglar, horse thief and killer.
 He is also known for a fictional 200 mi overnight ride from London to York on his horse Black Bess, a story that was made famous by the Victorian novelist William Harrison Ainsworth almost 100 years after Turpin's death.
The re-subjugation of Herat in the early 1730s took place during the height of the Ottoman–Persian War (1730–35) when Nader Shah who had already successfully driven the Ottomans from western Iran and southern Azerbaijan had to cut his campaign short to deal with the revolt of the Abdalis of Herat who were provoked into bearing arms against their Persian overlords by Hussein Hotaki of Qandahar.
 The conflict resulted in the re-establishment of Persian rule over Herat.
The Author's Farce and the Pleasures of the Town is a play by the English playwright and novelist Henry Fielding, first performed on 30 March 1730 at the Little Theatre, Haymarket.
 Written in response to the Theatre Royal's rejection of his earlier plays, "The Author's Farce" was Fielding's first theatrical success.
 The Little Theatre allowed Fielding the freedom to experiment, and to alter the traditional comedy genre.
 The play ran during the early 1730s and was altered for its run starting 21 April 1730 and again in response to the Actor Rebellion of 1733.
 Throughout its life, the play was coupled with several different plays, including "The Cheats of Scapin" and Fielding's "Tom Thumb".
Passionate Minds: The Great Enlightenment Love Affair is a 2006 book by author David Bodanis.
 Written in the form of a novel, the book deals with the life and love of Voltaire and his mistress, scientist Émilie du Châtelet.
 It also discusses the theories they propounded about life, theology and the nature of the universe.
 The story was written with the aid of historic letters of correspondence between Émilie and Voltaire, as well as between several other prominent figures of the Enlightenment.

Question: Who is the author of the book about a French natural philosopher, mathematician, physicist, and author during the early 1730s?
Answer: David Bodanis