Mary Somerville: a scientist and her ship.
Mary Somerville enjoyed posing for busts and portraits, yet just as in her autobiography, she chose how she wished to be seen. A powerful advocate for scientific progress, Somerville gave her name to a ship that carried British products around the world, and portrayed herself as an ideal role model for women and also an exemplar of European civilisation.
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Clare College, Cambridge, CB2 1TL, UK. pf10006@cam.ac.uk
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