Somerville, Mary, (1780-1872), science writer and polymath

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Alternative name(s):	Mary Fairfax (Maiden Name) Mary Grieg (Formerly known as)
Surname:	Somerville
Forenames:	Mary
Gender:	Female
Date:	1780-1872
History:	Marriages: 1) 1804-1807 Samuel Grieg (1778-1807); 2) 1812-1860 William Somerville (1771–1860)
Biography:	ODNB link for Somerville, Mary (1780-1872), science writer and polymath
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P126155 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P26696 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Mary Somerville

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	corresp and papers	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	NRAS191	NRA 9423
2	1830-48: letters (20) to Charles Babbage	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 37185-201 passim
3	1827-72: letters mainly to Agnes Greig	Oxford University: Somerville College		NRA 9474 Edwards See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
4	1829-69: corresp with Sir John Herschel (58 items)	Royal Society	HS	NRA 8803
5	c1835-44: corresp with Lovelace and Byron families	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	Dep Lovelace Byron	NRA 21980
6	1829-1834: letters (10) to Sir John Lubbock	Royal Society	JWL	See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
7	c1869: letters to Sir RI Murchison and his wife	Geological Society of London	M/S22	NRA 28354 Geological Soc
8	1828-48: corresp with William Whewell	Cambridge University: Trinity College Library	WHEWELL	NRA 8804