Mary Somerville and the World of Science / by Allan Chapman

By:

Chapman, Allan, 1946- [aut]

Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology | SpringerLink BücherPublisher: Cham [u.a.] : Springer, 2015Description: Online-Ressource (XIII, 92 p. 17 illus, online resource)ISBN:

9783319093994

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Genre/Form:

Biografie

Additional physical formats: 9783319093987 | Erscheint auch als: Mary Somerville and the world of science. Druck-Ausgabe Cham : Springer, 2014. 91 S. | Erscheint auch als: Mary Somerville and the world of science. Druck-Ausgabe Repr. [der Ausg. Bristol] 2004. Cham [u.a.] : Springer, 2015. XIII, 92 S.DDC classification:

530.01
500.20924 23

RVK: RVK: UB 2483LOC classification:

QC6.9 QC5.53
QC6.9
QC5.53

DOI: DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-09399-4Online resources:

Contents:

Mary Somerville and Her InfluenceEarly 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.

Summary: 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 of science of the day, and flourished in the unique British tradition of Grand Amateurs, who paid their own way and were not affiliated with any academic institution.Mary Somerville was to science what Jane Austen was to literature and Frances Trollope to travel writing. Allan Chapman's vivid accountSummary: 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 of science of the day, and flourished in the unique British tradition of Grand Amateurs, who paid their own way and were not affiliated with any academic institution. Mary Somerville was to science what Jane Austen was to literature and Frances Trollope to travel writing. Allan Chapman’s vivid account brings to light the story of an exceptional woman, whose achievements in a field dominated by men deserve to be very widely knownPPN: PPN: 1659060699Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-2-PHA

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