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Mary Somerville and the Empire of Science in the Nineteenth Century

 

  • 28 October 2011, 13:00 - 14:00
Add to Calendar 10/28/11 01:00 PM 10/28/11 02:00 PM United Kingdom (GMT) Mary Somerville and the Empire of Science in the Nineteenth Century <p>On Friday 28 October 2011 Prof. Jim Secord will talk about Mary Somerville, her career, and her vision of science in an age of empire.</p> The Royal Society, London, SW1Y 5AG
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On Friday 28 October 2011 Prof. Jim Secord will talk about Mary Somerville, her career, and her vision of science in an age of empire.

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On Friday 28 October 2011 Prof. Jim Secord will talk about Mary Somerville, her career, and her vision of science in an age of empire.

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Prof. Jim Secord, Dept. of History and Philosophy of Science, Cambridge

Mary Somerville (1780-1872) was a leading mathematician and author of important books on the sciences: it was in connection with a review of one of these that the term "scientist" first appeared in print. This talk examines her career in relation to debates about the role of women in the making of knowledge and her vision of science in furthering the progress of civilisation and empire.

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