Mary Edwards was a human computer for the British Nautical Almanac and one of a very few women paid directly by the Board of Longitude, and to earn a living from scientific work at the time.
Academics born in the 1750s 6
About this person
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1750 to 1815 · aged 65
Written about in
12 languages
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