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Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville

by Mary Somerville

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Contents

  1. Fifth Thousand
  2. Chapter I. Introduction—Parentage—Life in Scotland in the Last Century—Early Education—School
  3. Chapter II. Freedom—Religious Education—Jedburgh
  4. Chapter III. Edinburgh—Youthful Studies and Amusements—Politics—The Theatres of the Time
  5. Chapter IV. Edinburgh Supper Parties—Tour in the Highlands—Mutiny in the Fleet—Battle of Camperdown
  6. Chapter V. First Marriage (1804)—Widowhood—Studies—Second Marriage
  7. Chapter VI. Somerville Family—Dr. Somerville's Character—Letters—Journey to the Lakes—Death of Sir William Fairfax—Reminiscences of Sir Walter Scott
  8. Chapter VII. Life in Hanover Square—Visit to France—Arago—Cuvier—Rome
  9. Chapter VIII. Education of Daughters—Dr. Wollaston—Dr. Young—The Herschels
  10. Chapter IX. Society in London—Coronation of George IV.—Letter to Dr. Somerville
  11. Chapter X. Death of Margaret Somerville—Letter from Mrs. Somerville to the Rev. Dr. Somerville—Life at Chelsea—The Napiers—Maria Edgeworth—Tour in Germany
  12. Chapter XI
  13. Chapter XII. Paris—Arago, Lafayette, Mm. Bouvard, Poisson, Lacroix, &c., Marquise De La Place, Dupin, F. Cooper—Legitimiste Society—Majendie—Visit Baron Louis—Letter from Lafayette
  14. Chapter XIII. Return to England—Letter from Hallam—Treatise on the Form and Rotation of the Earth and Planets—Second Edition of "Connexion of Physical Sciences"—Letters from Maria Edgeworth, Miss Berr
  15. Chapter XIV. Rome, Naples, and Como—Baden—Winter at Florence—Siena—Letter from Lord Brougham—Mr. Mountstuart Elphinstone—Life at Rome—Campagna Cattle
  16. Chapter XV. Albano—Popular Singing—Letters from Mrs. Somerville—Gibson—Perugia—Comet of 1843—Summer at Venice—Letters from Mrs. Somerville and Miss Joanna Baillie—Elected Associate of the College of R
  17. Chapter XVI. Publishes "Physical Geography"—Letter from Humboldt—Christmas at Collingwood—Letter from Mrs. Somerville—Faraday—Letter from Faraday—Keith Johnstone's Maps—Winter at Munich—Salzburg—Lake
  18. Chapter XVII. Spezia—Genoa—Begins Molecular and Microscopic Science—Turin—Spezia—British Fleet—Letters from Mrs. Somerville—Garibaldi—Severe Illness—Florence—My Brother's Death—Naples—Eruption of Vesu
  19. Chapter XVIII. Eclipse—Visits of Scientific Men—Life at Naples—Darwin's Books—Remarks on Civilization—Fine Aurora Borealis—Death of Herschel—Summer at Sorrento—Bill for Protection of Animals—Ninety-Se

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