On Molecular and Microscopic Science, by Mary Somerville, Reading 1

Published: Dec. 9, 2019, noon

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Relax to this work by Mary Somerville, the 19th century\'s "queen of science." An amazing book by an amazing woman that will...send you off to dreamland, frankly. Because, let\'s face it, chemistry described in long, discursive phrases is perfectly boring.

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