In William Whewell’s review of one of her books, this woman became the first person described as a “scientist.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Scottish polymath who wrote the popular science book On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences.
ANSWER: Mary Somerville
[10e] Somerville translated and expanded upon the work of this 18th century French physicist and mathematician in her book The Mechanism of the Heavens. This “French Newton” developed an integral transform that converts functions from the time domain to the frequency domain.
ANSWER: Pierre-Simon Laplace
[10m] Somerville’s textbook Physical Geography was inspired by, and earned the praise of, this naturalist and explorer. This man’s Personal Narrative inspired Charles Darwin to travel to Tenerife and South America.
ANSWER: Alexander von Humboldt
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