[suhm-er-vil] 
| 1. | Mary Fairfax Greig [greg] , 1780–1872, Scottish mathematician and astronomer. |
| 2. | a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston. 77,372. |
| 3. | a town in central New Jersey. 11,973. |
| Somerville (sŭm'ər-vĭl') Pronunciation Key
Scottish astronomer and mathematician who wrote expository works on mathematics, physical geography, microscopic science, and astronomy. Her writings explained complex scientific ideas to the general public through simple illustrations and experiments that the average reader could easily understand. |
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