Celebrating the Life of Mary Somerville: Polymath, Writer, and Scientist

Mary Somerville, a renowned Scottish scientist and polymath, was born on December 26, 1780, in Jedburgh, Scotland. She made significant contributions to various fields such as astronomy, mathematics, and writing. Despite facing challenges in her education as a child, she went on to achieve great success, including discovering the planet Neptune and becoming one of the first female honorary members of the Royal Astronomical Society. She passed away on November 29, 1872, in Naples, Italy, leaving behind a legacy of intellect and perseverance.

• Mary Somerville
• Scientist
• Polymath
• Astronomy
• Neptune

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1. The great mathematician and scientist Mary somerville

2. Happy Birthday! Mary Somerville was a famous polymath, writer and scientist .She was born 26th December 1780 (Jedburgh, scotland) and died 29th November 1872 (Naples , Italy ). She gave birth to 5 children 3 females & 2 males (Martha Somerville ,Woronzow Greig ,Margaret Farquhar ,Thomas Somerville , Mary Charlotte Somerville), married 2 men (William Somerville & Samuel Greig ) and her parents were William George Fairfax & Margaret Charters. (A polymath is a person of a wide range of knowledge)

3. She was famous for? Somerville was famous for being a range of different thing such as . a scottish scientist (mainly) . A polymath . an astrologist Her and Caroline herschel were elected as the first female honorary members of the RAS (RAS stands for Royal Astronomical Society)

4. R.I.P Unfortunately this brainy super mathematician died at the ripe old age of 91 . She died from old age in Naples, Italy 1872 29th November . During her life she discovered the Planet neptune , became a member of RAS and married 2 men .

5. Quick Facts . she discovered Neptune . As a child she had very poor education