RE: VMs: Mary Everest Boole

[jean-yves artero <jyartero@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi Marke,

Good point!

Here are some links related to Mary Everest Boole, as
you see her:

http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/boole.htm
http://www.uz.ac.zw/science/maths/zimaths/marybool.htm

Jean 

--- Marke Fincher
<MarkeFincher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :

> 
> This is probably "well trodden ground" for most of 
> you guys, but I found something very interesting 
> when reading about Mary Everest Boole, wife of
> George 
> Boole (the famous mathematician) and mother of Ethel
> 
> Boole (who was to marry Voynich).   Mary was a very 
> capable mathematician in her own right,  and:
> 
> "
> Due to a controversy over one of her books, Mary was
> 
> forced to quit her job at the college. Mary found 
> another job as a secretary for her father's friend, 
> James Hinton. Through Hinton, Mary became interested
> 
> in evolution and the art of thinking. SHE BELIEVED
> THAT IT WAS POSSIBLE TO EXPRESS ALL BASIC NOTIONS OF
> THE UNIVERSE WITH NUMBERS AND SYMBOLS.
> 
> At the age of 50, Mary began writing a series of
> books 
> and articles, publishing them regularly until the
> time 
> of her death. 
> "
> 
> "
> Mary Boole had a fascination with the science of the
> 
> psychic or spirit world. It took over fifteen years 
> to get her next book, The Message of Psychic Science
> 
> for Mothers and Nurses, published due to the
> controversy 
> over the subject matter. It was over this book that 
> Mary lost her job as a librarian. 
> "
> 
> 
> Marke
>  
>
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