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Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

English aristocrat, prolific writer, and scientist
1617–1673, born in Colchester

Fantasy & science fiction

Portrait of Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Photo: Peter Lely, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
Born
1617
Birthplace
Colchester
Died
15 December 1673

Notable works

  • 1666 The Blazing World · science fiction, fantasy
  • The Convent of Pleasure

From their work

If Atomes are as small, as small can bee, They must in quantity of Matter all agree.

'The weight of Atomes', in The Atomic Poems of Margaret (Lucas) Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, from her Poems, and Fancies, 1653, an electronic edition. Edite

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