Mary Somerville and the World of Science

• Main Author: Chapman, Allan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology,
• Subjects: Physics.; History.; Philosophy and science.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Science > Social aspects.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; History of Science.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Philosophy of Science.; Societal Aspects of Physics.

Mary Somerville (1780-1872), after whom Somerville College Oxford was named, was the first woman scientist to win an international reputation entirely in her own right, rather than through association with a scientific brother or father. She was active in astronomy, one of the most demanding areas o...

Table of Contents:

• Mary Somerville and Her Influence
• Early Life, Career and Friends: The Social World of Georgian Science
• The Domain of Nature: Astronomy, Optics and Geology
• Mary Somerville the Writer
• A Full, Rich Life
• Conclusion: A Career in Retrospect.