KnowraMary SomervilleLinked fromLinked fromThe 7 pages that link to Mary Somerville, each with the reason it gives.All 7Related 5Compared with 2Ada LovelaceRelated: Somerville’s intellectual mentorship and connections helped bring Lovelace into Babbage’s circle.Analytical engineRelated: Somerville introduced Ada Lovelace to Babbage and his work.Caroline HerschelRelated: Her later scientific career offers a close comparison with Herschel’s path into public recognition.Sophie GermainRelated: Somerville and Germain met in Paris and shared the experience of women pursuing science outside universities.Royal Astronomical SocietyRelated: She became one of the first women elected honorary members in 1835.Eunice Newton FooteCompared with: Somerville offers a contemporary comparison in women’s participation in nineteenth-century science.Isabella BeetonCompared with: Somerville offers a contemporary example of a woman author gaining authority in a different nonfiction field.