Event Type: Local / Community

Takes Place: 12th November 2024

Time: 6.00pm

Venue: Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre

Description: Mary Somerville: A Mathematician in Regency London Amongst the accomplished society ladies of early 19th-century London – with their painting, needlework, and foreign languages – was one whose knowledge of mathematics made her stand out from the crowd. Mary Somerville made her name as an expert in advanced mathematics and its applications to astronomy, being bestowed with honours from the Royal Society of London and the Royal Astronomical Society decades before women were admitted as members. This talk will explore how Somerville used her place in polite London society to build a career as a mathematician and scientific writer.

How to book: drop in

Price: free

Email: events@pascal-theatre.com

Website: https://www.pascal-theatre.com/project/workshops-and-events-2022/

Organiser: Pascal Theatre Company

Lecturer: Dr Brigitte Stenhouse

Comments: This talk forms part of a Lottery Funded Project: Women for Women: 19th century Women in Bloomsbury. Dr Brigitte Stenhouse is a Lecturer in History of Mathematics at the Open University. Her PhD research analysed the mathematical works of Mary Somerville

Region: London