Mary Somerville, born Fairfax (1780-1872) Scottish science writer and polymath, as a child. Studied mathematics and astronomy, subjects not considered suitable for a woman. In 1835 she and Caroline Herschel elected first women members of Royal Astronomical Society. Somerville College, Oxford, named for her.

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Mary Somerville, born Fairfax (1780-1872) Scottish science writer and polymath, as a child. Studied mathematics and astronomy, subjects not considered suitable for a woman. In 1835 she and Caroline Herschel elected first women members of Royal Astronomical Society. Somerville College, Oxford, named for her.

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