Mary Somerville

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Gender	Female
Death	152 years ago
Date of birth	December 26,1780
Zodiac sign	Capricorn
Born	Jedburgh
	United Kingdom
Date of died	November 29,1872
Died	Naples
	Italy
Children	Woronzow Greig
	Martha Somerville
	Margaret Farquhar Somerville
	Thomas Somerville
	Mary Charlotte Somerville
	Martha Charters Somerville
Fields	Science journalism
	Polymath
Job	Mathematician
	Astronomer
	Science writer
Awards	Patron's Gold Medal
Spouse	William Somerville
	Samuel Greig
Parents	William George Fairfax
	Margaret Charters
Grandparents	Joseph Fairfax
	Samuel Charters
Date of Reg.	2019-02-23 00:56:41
Date of Upd.	2023-08-11 04:39:39
ID	457062

Queen Of Science
Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age: Of Mary Somerville
The Connection Of The Physical Sciences
Mary Somerville: Science, Illumination, and the Female Mind
On molecular and microscopic science
Physical Geography
One with a Shepherd: The Tears and Triumphs of a Ministry Marriage
Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville: The Autobiography of One of Scotland's First Female Scientists, Prolific Author and Activist for Women's Right to Vote
Physical Geography - Scholar's Choice Edition
Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville - Scholar's Choice Edition
Mechanism of the heavens
On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences
Queen of Science: Personal Recollections of Mary Somerville
Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville: With Selections from Her Correspondence

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Mary Somerville Life story

Mary Somerville 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.