Mary Somerville - Brilliant polymath, scientific genius triumphed against the odds
Episode 54 min 51s

Mary Somerville - Brilliant polymath, scientific genius triumphed against the odds

She could only read and write from age 10. She reared children and had a first unsupportive husband. But Mary Somerville was able to correct the work of Isaac Newton, help discover Neptune, and write a science book which became a university text.

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