Patterson, Elizabeth Chambers. Mary Somerville and the Cultivation of Science, 1815-1840. Martinus Nijhoff, 1983.
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Sir Henry Holland
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Standard Name: Holland, Sir Henry,, 1788 - 1873
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Family and Intimate relationships | Anne Marsh | Anne's brother-in-law from 1822 was the distinguished Sir Henry Holland
(physician to |
| Literary responses | Mary Somerville | The Quarterly's review by Henry Holland
praised MS
's delightful volumeOn the Connexion of the Physical Sciences. |
| Literary responses | Mary Somerville | Physical Geography was widely used, as a comprehensive and useful textbook, in schools and universities for some fifty years after its publication. In anticipating a regional rather than national or political approach to geography, it... |
| Textual Production | Mary Somerville | As was normal practice for scientific texts at the time, MS
had canvassed a number of her learned friends for aid in preparing and proofreading her manuscript. Lord Brougham
, Michael Faraday
, James Forbes |
| Textual Production | Anne Marsh | AM
wrote for her own amusement from an early age. Letters exchanged in November 1813 and the succeeding months, when she was twenty-two, by women of the Wedgwood family, discuss and warmly praise her play... |
Timeline
May 1828: French chemist Richard Chenevix experimented...
Building item
May 1828
French chemist Richard Chenevix
experimented with animal magnetism on peasants during a visit to Ireland.
Gauld, Alan. A History of Hypnotism. Cambridge University Press, 1992.
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