Jane Marcet
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Jane Marcet was an English salonnière of Republic of Geneva descent, and an innovative writer of popular, explanatory science books. She also broke ground with Conversations on Political Economy, whic
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Conversations on Chemistry, Title page, Twelfth edition, 1832. Chemical Heritage Foundation
Plate from Jane Marcet's Conversations on Chemistry
Michael Faraday
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Michael Faraday was an English chemist and physicist who contributed vastly to the study of electrochemistry and electromagnetism. His main discoveries include the principles underlying electromagneti
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…identified as the author until the 12th edition of 1832. The book went into 16 editions in England, where it was an early inspiration for the young Michael Faraday. It was widely plagiarised in America, appearing there in at least 23 editions. Marcet in her Conversations on Political Economy (1816) also popularised…
Faraday, c. 1850s
Three Fellows of the Royal Society offering the presidency to Faraday (right) in 1857
Faraday's grave at Highgate Cemetery, north London
Equipment used by Faraday to make glass on display at the Royal Institution in London