Author: Mary Somerville
Publisher:
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Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 710

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Author: Kathryn A. Neeley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521626729
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 284

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A biography of the leading woman of science in Great Britain during the nineteenth century.

Author: Mary Somerville
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Category : Women scientists
Languages : en
Pages : 386

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Author: Mary Somerville
Publisher:
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Category : Physical science
Languages : en
Pages : 390

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Author: Mary Somerville
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 377

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Author: Robyn Arianrhod
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780702237386
Category : Mathematicians
Languages : en
Pages : 352

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From the acclaimed author of Einstein's Heroes, comes the gripping story of two of the most glamorous and influential women of mathematics Issac Newton's Principia changed forever humanity's understanding of its place in the universe - not with the traditional tools of theology or philosophy but with the seductive logic of mathematics. But it was feisty French aristocratic Émilie du Châtelet who played a key role in bring Newton's revolutionary opus to a Continental audience. Together with her lover Voltaire, Émilie - a largely self taught scholar - personified the exciting mix of science, literature, politics and philosophy that defined the Enlightenment. A century later, In Scotland, Mary Somerville taught herself mathematics and rose from genteel poverty to become a world authority on Newtonian physics. Mary's many books, and her charm, made her a legend in her own lifetime. Connected by their passion for mathematics, Mary and Émilie bring to life a defining period in science and politics, revealing the intimate links between the unfolding Newtonian revolution and the origins of intellectual and political liberty. Seduced by Logic is a thrilling foray into the lives of these extraordinary women - and the fascinating ideas that seduced them both. PRAISE FOR ROBYN ARIANRHOD'S EINSTEIN'S HEROES 'Robyn Arianrhod's passion for mathematics is so infectious, you'll scream 'Eureka' when you read her book.' HERALD-SUN 'I read this exhilarating book as I would a novel. Arianrhod combines a passion for her subject with an erudition that is rate for a storyteller' Robyn Williams, ABC'S THE SCIENCE SHOW

Author: E.C. Patterson
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400968396
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 271

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Among the myriad of changes that took place in Great Britain in the first half of the nineteenth century, many of particular significance to the historian of science and to the social historian are discernible in that small segment of British society drawn together by a shared interest in natural phenomena and with sufficient leisure or opportunity to investigate and ponder them. This group, which never numbered more than a mere handful in comparison to the whole population, may rightly be characterized as 'scientific'. They and their successors came to occupy an increasingly important place in the intellectual, educational, and developing economic life of the nation. Well before the arrival of mid-century, natural philosophers and inventors were generally hailed as a source of national pride and of national prestige. Scientific society is a feature of nineteenth-century British life, the best being found in London, in the universities, in Edinburgh and Glasgow, and in a few scattered provincial centres.

Author: Mary 1780-1872 Somerville
Publisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781372324550
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 410

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Author: Mary Somerville
Publisher:
ISBN: 375243242X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 313

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Reproduction of the original: On Molecular and Microscopic Science, Volume 1 by Mary Somerville

Author: Mary Somerville
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Category : Celestial mechanics
Languages : en
Pages : 150

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The first american edition of the Scottish scientist Mary Somerville's work.