Mary Somerville

Mary Somerville was a Scottish scientist, writer, and polymath. She studied mathematics and astronomy, and in 1835 she and Caroline Herschel were elected as the first female Honorary Members of the Royal Astronomical Society.

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Who was born first?

• Mary Somerville and Thomas Chalmers were born the same year
• Mary Somerville and Heinrich Christian Schumacher were born the same year
• Mary Somerville and Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner were born the same year
• Mary Somerville was born 1 year after Jöns Jacob Berzelius
• Mary Somerville was born 1 year before Siméon Denis Poisson

Timeline

1. Jöns Jacob BerzeliusAugust 20, 1779 – August 7, 1848
2. Heinrich Christian SchumacherSeptember 3, 1780 – December 28, 1850
3. Johann Wolfgang DöbereinerDecember 13, 1780 – March 24, 1849
4. Mary Somerville (this page)December 26, 1780 – November 1872
5. Thomas ChalmersMarch 17, 1780 – May 31, 1847
6. Siméon Denis PoissonJune 21, 1781 – April 25, 1840

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• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
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• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716