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In a book on J.S. Mill by R. Reeves I read:“Her Physical Geography caused an outburst from the pulpit of York cathedral.” Why? 11:44, 16 June 2009 Campolongo
"She also invented the commonly used variables from algebraic math." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.178.9.66 ( talk) 19:37, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
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Hello, I am interested in expanding the list of Mary Somerville's accomplishments, as well as providing a table for a timeline. Sumchemist ( talk) 20:37, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
References:
1) Shearer, Benjamin F., and Barbara Smith. Shearer. Notable women in the physical sciences: a biographical dictionary. Greenwood Press, 1997.
2) Patterson, Elizabeth Chambers. Mary Somerville and the cultivation of science, 1815-1840. Martinus Nijhoff, 1983. Sumchemist ( talk) 19:13, 3 February 2018 (UTC)
A previous reviser had written that the Somerville Island off the coast of British Columbia was named after the subject of this article. THIS IS UNTRUE. Please note that the Somerville Island off the coast of British Columbia was named after a different Mary Somerville, daughter of Edward Somerville, by Captain Daniel Pender in 1862 (see Walbran, John T., British Columbia Coast Names: Their Origin and History, Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1971).
I added this information to the article, along with a reference to the correct island named after the subject of this article (the one in Nunavut, named by Parry in 1819), but a later reviser deemed the information about the BC island to be "random NPOV line at end of article", which they therefore removed. However, they failed to remove the reference to the Walbran work, which I've now done by moving it here.
My interest in recording this is simply to avoid someone in the future making the same mistake of thinking the BC island was connected to this Mary Somerville, and re-inserting the incorrect information. 07:03, 20 November Jonathandore
Hi, I'm only here because Mary Somerville is popping up on the evil search engine.
Her DoB is given as 26 December 1780, with no ref. According to William George Fairfax, her father was captured in by the French during the American Revolution in August 1778 and only released in 1782. Unless her mum had the gestation period of a small elephant, something seems to be amiss: maybe she was able to travel to France to exercise her conjugal rights? Her Personal Recollections on p. 8 shed some light on the matter, but it's all a bit hazy. > MinorProphet ( talk) 02:40, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
26th now added with ref. Anna ( talk) 12:08, 5 February 2020 (UTC)
The date of death is given as 28 of november in wikidata, sourced to the English Wikipedia. Could it have been a vandalized version read? How does wikidata get its data? And how can it be fixed? -- Cimon Avaro; on a pogostick. ( talk) 12:56, 26 December 2020 (UTC)
Under Science practice and writing: "Her second book On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences sold 15,000 copies" versus "Connexion ran to 10 editions, more than 9,000 copies".
Many sources (e.g., Britannica) use Nov 29 as the day she died. We don't have a source for Nov 28 here. Does anyone know more? 80.71.142.166 ( talk) 06:21, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
Earlier discussion on Wikidata having 'wrong' date without a reference source, I found this one mention ( not sure if reliable ) [1] Anyone with access to her death certificate could confirm 29th finally? Kaybeesquared ( talk) 22:09, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
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In a book on J.S. Mill by R. Reeves I read:“Her Physical Geography caused an outburst from the pulpit of York cathedral.” Why? 11:44, 16 June 2009 Campolongo
"She also invented the commonly used variables from algebraic math." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.178.9.66 ( talk) 19:37, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
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Hello, I am interested in expanding the list of Mary Somerville's accomplishments, as well as providing a table for a timeline. Sumchemist ( talk) 20:37, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
References:
1) Shearer, Benjamin F., and Barbara Smith. Shearer. Notable women in the physical sciences: a biographical dictionary. Greenwood Press, 1997.
2) Patterson, Elizabeth Chambers. Mary Somerville and the cultivation of science, 1815-1840. Martinus Nijhoff, 1983. Sumchemist ( talk) 19:13, 3 February 2018 (UTC)
A previous reviser had written that the Somerville Island off the coast of British Columbia was named after the subject of this article. THIS IS UNTRUE. Please note that the Somerville Island off the coast of British Columbia was named after a different Mary Somerville, daughter of Edward Somerville, by Captain Daniel Pender in 1862 (see Walbran, John T., British Columbia Coast Names: Their Origin and History, Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1971).
I added this information to the article, along with a reference to the correct island named after the subject of this article (the one in Nunavut, named by Parry in 1819), but a later reviser deemed the information about the BC island to be "random NPOV line at end of article", which they therefore removed. However, they failed to remove the reference to the Walbran work, which I've now done by moving it here.
My interest in recording this is simply to avoid someone in the future making the same mistake of thinking the BC island was connected to this Mary Somerville, and re-inserting the incorrect information. 07:03, 20 November Jonathandore
Hi, I'm only here because Mary Somerville is popping up on the evil search engine.
Her DoB is given as 26 December 1780, with no ref. According to William George Fairfax, her father was captured in by the French during the American Revolution in August 1778 and only released in 1782. Unless her mum had the gestation period of a small elephant, something seems to be amiss: maybe she was able to travel to France to exercise her conjugal rights? Her Personal Recollections on p. 8 shed some light on the matter, but it's all a bit hazy. > MinorProphet ( talk) 02:40, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
26th now added with ref. Anna ( talk) 12:08, 5 February 2020 (UTC)
The date of death is given as 28 of november in wikidata, sourced to the English Wikipedia. Could it have been a vandalized version read? How does wikidata get its data? And how can it be fixed? -- Cimon Avaro; on a pogostick. ( talk) 12:56, 26 December 2020 (UTC)
Under Science practice and writing: "Her second book On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences sold 15,000 copies" versus "Connexion ran to 10 editions, more than 9,000 copies".
Many sources (e.g., Britannica) use Nov 29 as the day she died. We don't have a source for Nov 28 here. Does anyone know more? 80.71.142.166 ( talk) 06:21, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
Earlier discussion on Wikidata having 'wrong' date without a reference source, I found this one mention ( not sure if reliable ) [1] Anyone with access to her death certificate could confirm 29th finally? Kaybeesquared ( talk) 22:09, 28 November 2022 (UTC)