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Name:	Margaret Cavendish
Birth Year:	1624
Death Year:	1674
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Biography, Lectures, and Research Links:	Biography Blog Margaret Cavendish! SEARCH NOW: by title by author Writer on Natural Philosophy. Cavendish received no special scientific education as a child but was nevertheless keenly interested in science. While living in Paris in exile during the British civil war (1642) she met and married William Cavendish. He was interested in mathematics and science but it was to his brother, Charles, to whom Margaret turned to help develop her scientific interests. In Paris she became part of an intellectual scientific movement known as atomism. She was interested in medicine and was known to treat herself. She produced no original science but was a popularizer of science and did correspond with some of the influential natural philosophers of her day. The Great Books: Margaret Cavendish Please browse our Amazon list of titles about Margaret Cavendish. For rare and hard to find works we recommend our Alibris list of titles about Margaret Cavendish. Offer Comments, Questions or Suggestions! This database is maintained by Malaspina Great Books.
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