Mary Somerville Science, Illumination, and the Female Mind |
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| Author:
| Neeley, Kathryn A.
Somerville, Mary |
| Contribution by:
| Kohlstedt, Sally Gregory
Knight, David |
| Series title: | Cambridge Science Biographies Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-62299-8 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2001 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $99.95 |
Book Description:
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This book tells the life story of the leading woman of science in Great Britain during the nineteenth century and offers an in-depth analysis of the factors that allowed her to achieve prominence, her extensive scientific writings, and the processes by which her work were committed to historical memory.
This book tells the life story of the leading woman of science in Great Britain during the nineteenth century and offers an in-depth analysis of the factors that allowed her to achieve prominence, her extensive scientific writings, and the processes by which her work were committed to historical memory.