Person: Somerville, Mary Fairfax Greig

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Mary Somerville wrote many works which influenced Maxwell. Her discussion of a hypothetical planet perturbing Uranus led Adams to his investigation. Somerville College in Oxford was named after her.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 26 December 1780, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Died 29 November 1872, Naples, Italy.

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Astronomy, Origin Scotland, Women


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References

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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive