Somerville Mary Fairfax Greig

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S0557600 (sŭm′ər-vĭl′), Mary Fairfax Greig 1780-1872. British mathematician and astronomer whose Physical Geography (1848) won her international acclaim. The first women's college at Oxford University was funded by and named after her.

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(sŭm′ər-vĭl′), Mary Fairfax Greig 1780-1872. Scottish astronomer and mathematician whose writings, particularly on astronomy, helped make science understandable to the general public.