those of sharper memory might remember the poem i did about mary somerville a while back so it was a happy find today when i came across this article in the guardian today. better yet - and is it really two years since richard holmes' age of wonder was my book of the year - it turns out that richard holmes has a follow-up, the lost women of victorian science, coming out sometime in the next year. i can hardly wait.
best not read the comments section in the above if you've enjoyed the article. may spoil it!
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but the comments are so important, i think, to see how much way one still has to go...
(of course i remember the poem)
I think I'll be watching out for this too!
depressingly, roxana, you're very right.
but at the same time i'm excited about seeing holmes' new book not just because the last one was so good but also because of the insights into those other, less talked about lives, different perspectives...
Interesting. "The Blazing World" was a new one to me. It's online.
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/newcastle/blazing/blazing.html
yes, it looks a funny old thing that. i will have a scan of it at some point.
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