# @bbc on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DW6MefziGpC
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64559734-bbc-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/48b6c51a3e.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-04-09T11:31:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC (@bbc) — https://gondola.cc/bbc

## Caption

How Mary Somerville, a girl who didn't go to school until she was 10, became the first person to be described as a scientist.⁣
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Made by BBC Ideas in partnership with theroyalsociety⁣
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#BBCIdeas #Scientist #MarySomerville #Science ⁣
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BBC Ideas: Short films for curious minds.

## Stats

- **Views:** 23,047
- **Likes:** 2,433
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 33

## Tags

marysomerville, science, bbcideas, scientist

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