Sir John Frederick William Herschel

Astronomer Sir John Herschel reviewed Mechanism of the Heavens, by MS , in the Quarterly Review.

The Athenæum declared MS 's On the Connexion of the Physical Scienceswith the exception of Sir John Herschel 's treatises, the most valuable and most pleasing work of science that has been published within the century.

In London the Somervilles enjoyed participating in a rich scientific community: Mary's time there was much happier than during her first marriage. She attended many lectures at the Royal Institution , and took lessons in...

After conducting a series of trials which involved focussing sunlight on a steel needle, MS concluded (incorrectly) that the violet rays of the solar spectrum appeared to produce a magnetising effect. The paper was timely...

MS was a considerable time employed in writing this book, and sent it to Brougham for appraisal with some anxiety. Brougham deemed it too advanced to be accessible to his intended public readership, and...

MS dedicated the text to her longtime friend John Herschel . In thirty-three chapters, the book covers the concepts foundational to a study of physical geography: the earth and the solar system; the formation of...

After conducting a set of experiments on the effect of sunlight on vegetable juices, MS sent a report of her method and results to John Herschel , who presented her findings to the Royal Society .