Mary Somerville
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Mary Somerville was a Scottish scientist, writer, and polymath who lived from 1780 to 1872 and made significant contributions across multiple scientific fields during a time when few women had access to formal scientific education. Her work and example demonstrated that women could excel in rigorous scientific study, making her an important figure in the history of science and women's intellectual achievement.
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- Born
- 1780
- Died
- 1872
- Works
- 31
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- Sulla connessione delle scienze fisiche
- Ueberblick der physikalischen Wissenschaften in ihrem Zusammenhange
- On the connection of the physical sciences
- De la connexion des sciences physiques ou exposé et rapide de tous les principaux phénomènes astronomiques, physiques, chimiques, géologiques et metéorologiques
- Personal recollections
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Mary Somerville (née Fairfax, formerly Greig; 1780–1872) was a Scottish scientist, writer, and polymath. She studied mathematics and astronomy, and in 1835 she and Caroline Herschel were elected as the first female Honorary Members of the Royal Astronomical Society.
In John Stuart Mill's 1866 mass petition to the UK Parliament to grant women the right to vote, the first signature on the petition was Somerville's, which she signed before the age of 86.
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