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Somerville, Mary
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Mary Somerville (26 December 1780 – 29 November 1872) was a Scottish scientist, writer, and polymath. She studied mathematics and astronomy, and in 1835, she and Caroline Herschel were elected as the first female Honorary Members of the Royal Astronomical Society.