With her husband she studied geology and they moved in a close circle of friends that included Playfair, Leslie, Sir William Scott, and the physicist David Brewster.
Sa pamamagitan ng kanyang asawa siya-aral ng heolohiya at inilipat sila sa isang malapit na bilog ng mga kaibigan na kasama Playfair, Leslie, Sir William Scott, at ang pisisista David Brewster.