{"product_id":"9783319093987","title":"SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eChapman, Allan\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Somerville (1780-1872), after whom Somerville College Oxford was named, was the first woman scientist to win an international reputation entirely in her own right, rather than through association with a scientific brother or father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe was active in astronomy, one of the most demanding areas of science of the day, and flourished in the unique British tradition of Grand Amateurs, who paid their own way and were not affiliated with any academic institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Somerville was to science what Jane Austen was to literature and Frances Trollope to travel writing. Allan Chapman’s vivid account brings to light the story of an exceptional woman, whose achievements in a field dominated by men deserve to be very widely known.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2014-09-05\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319093987\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-09399-4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 92\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45383295729804,"sku":"9783319093987","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319093987.jpg?v=1775828444","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319093987","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}