Mary Somerville
Her Work in Physical Geography
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4487032 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maureen Sanderson (0000-0001-7917-6786), Marie Sanderson, Mary Somerville, Mary M Somerville (0000-0002-4201-8335) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 410 |
| Publication date | 1974-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/213560 |
| OpenAlex | W2326371803 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
in English history.1 She could also be called the first English geographer, for she wrote the first textbook in physical geography in the English language. Her Physical Geography2 was published in 1848, three years after the first volume of von Humboldt's Cosmos3 appeared and before geography was recognized as a university discipline in Great Britain.4 Her remarkable life spanned almost a century, from 1780 to 1872. It was an exciting century for physical science, for great strides were made in astronomy, in geology, in meteorology, and in geography. Many of the great pioneers in these fields John Herschel, Charles Lyell, Roderick Murchison, and Alexander von Humboldt were her friends, and they accepted her as a fellow scientist and acknowledged her contributions to science. Yet it was also an age when women were not given a formal education. Mrs. Somerville was completely self-taught, which makes her four books in various fields of science all the more remarkable. Her
Geography · Work (physics · Alexander von Humboldt Studies · Engineering · Historical Geography and Geographical Thought · History · History of Science and Natural History
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1982 - 2025 (44) |
| Highly cited | No |