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Re:Lady Ranelagh: The Incomparable Life of Robert Boyle’s Si... by dash2 on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @10:46AM (#27118694)
Yeah, I think that's absolutely true and fair. It's possible that Lady R might have been a truly awesome scientist in a different world, and it's a good idea to remember all those "flowers born to blush unseen". And, in any case, maybe Lady R is just a really interesting person! You don't have to be a (drumroll) Great Scientist to be an interesting biography subject. My objection is to overestimating someone's actual achievements in the interests of a political agenda, no matter how well-meaning.

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