1. Mary through the looking glass.
- Author
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Pain, Stephanie
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WOMEN scientists , *OPTICS , *ASTRONOMICAL instruments - Abstract
The article focuses on the life of scientist Mary Ward, who died at the age of 42 on August 31, 1869 in a car accident. When other women spent their time in genteel pursuits such as music or sewing, Mary spent hers with her eyes glued to either microscope or telescope. For a Victorian woman with a passion for science, she had the good fortune to belong to one of the most inventive families in Ireland. She detected Halley's comet with her telescope at the age of 8. Mary read everything she could about microscopy and was soon more expert than the experts.
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- 2005