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A comment on Lady Ranelagh: The Incomparable Life of Robert Boyle’s Sister. Parent comment

Re:Lady Ranelagh: The Incomparable Life of Robert Boyle’s Si... by cainxinth on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @08:39AM (#27117351)
Your argument makes no sense to me.

Article: “We don’t know much about this woman because she was overshadowed by her famous brother.”

You: “How do we know she was a great scientist? We don’t even know much about her, but everyone in science knows of her brother!”

Yeah... that’s literally what the article is about.

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Re:Lady Ranelagh: The Incomparable Life of Robert Boyle’s Si... by zepto on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @10:51AM (#27118760)
The argument makes sense if you take this question seriously:

> How do we know she was a great scientist?

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Re:Lady Ranelagh: The Incomparable Life of Robert Boyle’s Si... by dash2 on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @10:42AM (#27118658)
My point was that the article describes few achievements that would merit that description.
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