For starters, her education calculus was haphazard at best. She often listened to her brother’s mathematics lessons and self taught herself calculus using Euclid’s Elements, a classic text on arithmetic and geometry, which formed the foundation for her perspective towards astronomy and math. However, her parents strongly disapproved of her studies believing it to be indecent, thus Somerville often found herself studying by candlelight late at night. To add to her heretics, her friends, colleagues, and first husband also did not support and disapproval of her passions. Overcoming these incessant struggles, Somerville went on to become a master of algebra, geometry, and arithmetic. With her extensive and grounded command of mathematics, Somerville was able to write works and theories in many other fields. In fact, her greatest accomplishments include 4 books one on each of the following topics- astronomy, the physical sciences, geography, and microscopic
For starters, her education calculus was haphazard at best. She often listened to her brother’s mathematics lessons and self taught herself calculus using Euclid’s Elements, a classic text on arithmetic and geometry, which formed the foundation for her perspective towards astronomy and math. However, her parents strongly disapproved of her studies believing it to be indecent, thus Somerville often found herself studying by candlelight late at night. To add to her heretics, her friends, colleagues, and first husband also did not support and disapproval of her passions. Overcoming these incessant struggles, Somerville went on to become a master of algebra, geometry, and arithmetic. With her extensive and grounded command of mathematics, Somerville was able to write works and theories in many other fields. In fact, her greatest accomplishments include 4 books one on each of the following topics- astronomy, the physical sciences, geography, and microscopic