The word ‘scientist’ was coined in 1834 to describe Mary Somerville not only because of the inappropriateness of the term ‘man of science’, but also because she was a polymath, writing on mathematics, physics, geology, and other fields.
The word ‘scientist’ was coined in 1834 to describe Mary Somerville not only because of the inappropriateness of the term ‘man of science’, but also because she was a polymath, writing on mathematics, physics, geology, and other fields.
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