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In a lyrical portrait, Jeannine Atkins follows three remarkable women across time. Maria Merian, from a small village, challenged the prevailing belief that caterpillars were corrupt creations, revealing the true process of metamorphosis through detailed paintings. Decades later, Mary Anning, working alongside her father on the cliffs of southwest England, turned routine fossil hunting into a catalyst for reshaping humanity’s understanding of the ancient seas. In the coastal town of Nantucket, Maria Mitchell balanced life with her mapmaker father while charting the night sky; her perseverance culminated in the discovery of a new comet. Together these stories weave a narrative of curiosity, observation, and the enduring impact of scientific inquiry.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Jeannine Atkins
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