Overview
- A fascinating study of the challenges facing a talented woman at the start of the 19th Century
- Of equal interest to historians of mathematics, social scientists, and biography aficionados
- Gives interesting insights into the cultural differences across 19th Century Europe
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Biographies (SPRINGERBIOGS)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This biography traces the life and work of Mary Fairfax Somerville, whose extraordinary mathematical talent only came to light through fortuitous circumstances. Barely taught to read and write as a child, all the science she learned and mastered was self taught. In this delightful narrative the author takes up the challenge of discovering how Somerville came to be one of the most outstanding British women scientists and, furthermore, a popular writer. Particular attention is paid to the gender aspects of Somerville's success in what was, to put it mildly, a predominantly male domain.
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Elisabetta Strickland is full professor of Algebra at the Department of Mathematics of the University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata”. She was Deputy-President of the National Institute of Advanced Mathematics from 2007 to 2015. In 2014 she became a member of the Women in Mathematics Committee of the European Mathematical Society and, in 2015, President of the Central Committee for the promotion of equal opportunities, workers’ welfare and non-discrimination (CUG) of her University. She is also co-founder of the Gender Interuniversity Observatory GIO of the state Universities of Rome. She is the author of “Scienziate d’Italia”, Donzelli Ed. 2011. In 2013 the Capitoline Administration awarded her the Prize “Excellent Women in Rome”.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Ascent of Mary Somerville in 19th Century Society
Authors: Elisabetta Strickland
Series Title: Springer Biographies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49193-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-49192-9Published: 01 December 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84100-7Published: 05 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-49193-6Published: 24 November 2016
Series ISSN: 2365-0613
Series E-ISSN: 2365-0621
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 102
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour