*The joys of British imperialism in India; they died like flies, from disease mostly. #MarySomerville #scientist #memoirs
*Even the birds and worms are painted with the funereal #MarySomerville #memoirs
#MinCup24 whewellite vs howlite. I've voted #howlite, for #Iona and #Boron, but whewellite is named after Cambridge boffin and wordsmith William Whewell, who coined a large number of terms now in widespread use, including "scientist" which he created while reviewing the work of Scottish mathematician and polymath Mary Somerville, superseding the traditional "man of science". #WilliamWhewell #MarySomerville #Scientist

As it's International Day of Women and Girls in Science todays #quoteoftheday comes from the lady described as the "queen of 19th century science".

"Great discoveries generally lead to a variety of conclusions..." (Mary Somerville)

Have you seen clients start to see something new and then explain it away?
Coaches, how do you handle that situation?

#WomenInScienceDay #Coaches #coaching #MarySomerville

Invention of the negative makes Fox Talbot father of modern photography

Who got there first? Talbot and his rival Daguerre created similar chemical processes, but only one can claim to be the real pioneer, a new exhibition demonstrates

The Guardian
In #astronomy we perceive
the operation of a force
which is mixed up w/
everything that exists
in the heavens or on 🌎
which pervades every atom
rules the motions of animate
& inanimate beings
is as sensible in descent of 💧
as in falls of Niagara
#MarySomerville🥳
#math #astronomy
#WomenInSTEM
#RoyalAstronomicalSociety

"Today’s Doodle honors the legacy of groundbreaking Scottish scientist Mary Somerville. On this day [Feb 2] in 1826, one of Somerville’s experimental physics papers was read by the Royal Society of London, the UK’s National Science Academy."

https://www.google.com/doodles/celebrating-mary-somerville

#GoogleDoodle #MarySomerville #Scientists #Personalities

Celebrating Mary Somerville

Celebrating Mary Somerville! #GoogleDoodle