Ward, Mary (1827–1869)
Ward, Mary (1827–1869)
Irish author, artist, naturalist, astronomer and microscopist. Name variations: Mary King. Born April 27, 1827, in Ferbane, Ireland; died in a steam carriage accident, Aug 31, 1869; m. Henry Ward, later 5th Viscount Bangor, in 1854.
Noted astronomer and scientist, whose skill with microscopes and telescopes produced 2 significant works: Sketches with the Microscope and Telescope Teachings (1859); her numerous publications benefited from her gift as an illustrator, a talent she employed in works by other writers such as Sir David Brewster's Life of Newton.
See also Women in World History.
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