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Three Body Problem

The Three-Body Problem and Nicole-Reine Lepaute, an Astronomer Who Tackled It

Early Modern, Fabulous Females, History of Science /

This post is about a mathematical puzzle and a French astronomer-mathematician who tried to solve it: the Three-Body Problem, and Nicole-Reine Lepaute, an aristocratic woman working in Enlightenment-Era France. (See images one and two.) Practically as soon as Isaac Newton developed his ideas about gravity, he also realized that, while he could predict the orbits […]

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Ina Boyle famous composer from Ireland

Ina Boyle Ireland’s Most Prodigious Musical Composer

Fabulous Females, Long 19th- 20th centuries / /

It is both St Patrick’s Day and Women’s History Month, so I thought it might be appropriate to feature one of Ireland’s most prolific composers, Ina Boyle. Never heard of her? Even in her lifetime, as she was churning out chamber music, choral pieces, concertos, and symphonies, most of her work was never performed, so

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Poetess Li Qingzhao (1084- ca. 1155).

Li Qingzhao the Famous Medieval Chinese Poetess

Africa, Asia and South Asia, Fabulous Females, Medieval History / /

This is a beautiful modern artistic rendition of one of China’s most famous poets: Li Qingzhao (1084- ca. 1155). Her works reflect a sort of artistic craftsmanship that cannot be translated into English, and also a unique window into a woman’s mind from a time of strident patriarchy. Most of her writings have been lost,

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