Her ambitions naturally demanded a wide-ranging correspondence. Not infrequently, she sat and wrote far into the night while the servants came and went with new wax candles. The "Semiramis from the North" corresponded with Pierre Gassendi, her favorite author. Blaise Pascal offered her a copy of his pascaline. She had a firm grasp of classical history and philosophy.Waithe, Mary Ellen (1991) Modern women philosophers, 1600–1900 (Springer) Christina studied Neostoicism, the Church Fathers, and Islam; she systematically looked for a copy of the Treatise of the Three Impostors, a work bestowing doubt on all organized religion.Peter Englund: Sølvmasken (p. 27) In 1651, the kabbalist Menasseh ben Israel offered to become her agent or librarian for Hebrew books and manuscripts; they discussed his messianic ideas as he had recently spelled them out in his latest book, Hope of Israel. Other illustrious scholars who came to visit were Claude Saumaise, Johannes Schefferus, Olaus Rudbeck, Johann Heinrich Boeckler, Gabriel Naudé, Christian Ravis, Nicolaas Heinsius and Samuel Bochart, together with Pierre Daniel Huet and Marcus Meibomius, who wrote a book about Greek dance.
Her ambitions naturally demanded a wide-ranging correspondence Not infrequently she sat and wrote far into the night while the servants came and went with new wax candles The "Semiramis from the North" corresponded with Pierre Gassendi her favorite author Blaise Pascal offered her a copy of his pascaline She had a firm grasp of classical history and philosophyWaithe Mary Ellen (1991) Modern women philosophers 1600–1900 (Springer) Christina studied Neostoicism the Church Fathers and Islam; she systematically looked for a copy of the Treatise of the Three Impostors a work bestowing doubt on all organized religionPeter Englund Sølvmasken (p 27) In 1651 the kabbalist Menasseh ben Israel offered to become her agent or librarian for Hebrew books and manuscripts; they discussed his messianic ideas as he had recently spelled them out in his latest book Hope of Israel Other illustrious scholars who came to visit were Claude Saumaise Johannes Schefferus Olaus Rudbeck Johann Heinrich Boeckler Gabriel Naudé Christian Ravis Nicolaas Heinsius and Samuel Bochart together with Pierre Daniel Huet and Marcus Meibomius who wrote a book about Greek dance