Personal Recollections: From Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville

Description: This book offers a deeply moving and illuminating insight into the life and times of a remarkable woman. The daughter of Admiral Sir William Fairfax, Mary Somerville was born in 1780, in Scotland. One of the first women to write about science and one of the most important scientific minds of the 19th century, she was destined to make innovative and lasting contributions to the fields of astronomy and mathematics. Despite the constraints of her era, her passion for knowledge and tireless dedication transformed her into a groundbreaking figure in the history of science. Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some aesthetic errors may persist, however it has been deemed that any such will not detract from the work's significant historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase.

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