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Paisley : Geometry
'[Ada Byron's] mother wrote [to Ada's tutor]: "There are no weeds in her mind; it has to be planted. Her greatest defect is want of order, which mathematics will remedy. She has taught herself part of Paisley's Geometry, which she likes particularly."'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Ada Byron Print: Book
: 'astronomy'
'A second London season over, and [Lady Byron] and Ada made their factory-tour, the daughter [i.e. Ada] meanwhile studying hard at astronomy'.
