Mary Somerville was a Scottish scientist, writer, and polymath. She studied mathematics and astronomy, and in 1835 she and Caroline Herschel were elected as the first female Honorary Members of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Painting by Thomas Phillips, 1834
Vice-Admiral William Fairfax; Mary's father, painted in 1798
View of the City of Edinburgh by Alexander Nasmyth. Mary spent the winters in Edinburgh and attended Nasmyth's academy.
Commemorative medal of Mary Somerville
Caroline Lucretia Herschel was a German-born British astronomer, whose most significant contributions to astronomy were the discoveries of several comets, including the periodic comet 35P/Herschel–Rigollet, which bears her name. She was the younger sister of astronomer William Herschel, with whom she worked throughout her career.
Caroline Herschel at 78, one year after winning the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1828
Caroline Herschel giving tea to her brother William polishing a telescope mirror, 1896 Lithograph
A telescope that William Herschel made for Caroline 1795
1847 lithograph of Caroline Herschel around 97 years of age