Eliza Edwards

Eliza Edwards (1779–1846) was a human computer and daughter of Mary Edwards.

Early life and education

Edwards was born in Ludlow to Mary and John Edwards.[1]

Career

Eliza was a human computer who took on the job of her mother Mary Edwards, working on the Nautical Almanac.[2] She lost her job in 1829, during the formation of the Nautical Almanac Office.[2] She was paid by the Board of Longitude.[3][4]

References

1. Robson, Eleanor; Stedall, Jacqueline, eds. (18 December 2008). The Oxford Handbook of the History of Mathematics. Oxford Handbooks. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199213122.
2. T.), Brück, M. T. (Mary (2009). Women in early British and Irish astronomy : stars and satellites. Royal Astronomical Society. Dordrecht: Springer. ISBN 9789048124732. OCLC 437347262.
3. "Papers of the Board of Longitude : Papers on payments for Board work". Cambridge Digital Library. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
4. "Papers of the Board of Longitude : Printers' and publishers' accounts". Cambridge Digital Library. Retrieved 3 July 2018.