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Mary Somerville: Science, Illumination, and the Female Mind - Cambridge Science Biographies Neeley, Kathryn A. (University of Virginia)
Mary Somerville: Science, Illumination, and the Female Mind - Cambridge Science Biographies
Neeley, Kathryn A. (University of Virginia)
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.
280 pages, 1 b/w illus.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 5, 2001 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521622998 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 280 |
| Dimensions | 161 × 236 × 24 mm · 576 g |
| Language | English |
| Series Editor | Gregory, Kohlstedt Sally (University of Minnesota) |
| Series Editor | Knight, David |