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Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age: With Selections from her Correspondence - Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences Mary Somerville
Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age: With Selections from her Correspondence - Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences
Mary Somerville
First published in 1873, this volume contains the memoirs and selected correspondence of the polymath Mary Somerville (1780–1872), best known for her contribution to the dissemination of scientific knowledge through her numerous publications. The story of her struggle to forge an intellectual life against traditional gender-bound constraints is compelling.
392 pages, 1 b/w illus.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | May 27, 2010 |
| ISBN13 | 9781108013659 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 392 |
| Dimensions | 138 × 216 × 27 mm · 514 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Somerville, Martha |
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