WebVisit Scotland - Scottish Inventions; Publications. Great Scottish Discoveries and Inventions, Bill Fletcher, William W. Fletcher, John Harrold, Drew, 1985, University of California, ISBN 0-86267-084-5, ISBN 978-0-86267-084-9 Great Scottish inventions and discoveries: a concise guide : a selection of Scottish inventions and discoveries made over a period …

WebSir Dugald Clark (a.k.a. Clerk) (1854–1932), first two stroke cycle engine (the Clark cycle) Archibald Cochrane, 9th Earl of Dundonald (1749–1831), made many general useful inventions, particularly in the navy; Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (1775–1860), designed many inventions to do with naval technology and steam engines

WebThe National Monument of Scotland, on Calton Hill in Edinburgh, is Scotland's national memorial to the Scottish soldiers and sailors who died fighting in the Napoleonic Wars. It was intended, according to the inscription, to be "A Memorial of the Past and Incentive to the Future Heroism of the Men of Scotland". The monument dominates the top of Calton Hill, …

WebArdrossan (/ ɑːr ˈ d r ɒ s ən /; from Scottish Gaelic Àird Rosain 'headland of the small promontory') is a town on the North Ayrshire coast in southwestern Scotland.The town has a population of 10,670 and forms part of a conurbation with Saltcoats and Stevenston known as the 'Three Towns'. Ardrossan is located on the east shore of the Firth of Clyde

WebEdinburgh Waverley railway station (also known simply as Waverley; Scottish Gaelic: Waverley Dhùn Èideann) is the principal railway station serving Edinburgh, Scotland. It is the second busiest station in Scotland, after Glasgow Central.It is the northern terminus of the East Coast Main Line, 393 miles 13 chains (393.16 miles; 632.7 kilometres) from London …

WebLocomotives. The class number used for Caledonian Railway engines was the stock number of the first member of the class to reach traffic. Hence earlier numbered classes could well have appeared later in time. Until the appointment of Dugald Drummond, unlike most other British railways, almost all engines had outside cylinders, and the 0-6-0 arrangement was …

WebCameron, New York – Dugald Cameron (land agent) Cameron, South Carolina – J. Donald Cameron (U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania) Cameron, Texas – Ewen Cameron (Texian patriot) Camillus, New York – Marcus Furius Camillus (Roman military leader) Camp Connell, California – John F. Connell (landowner and first postmaster)

WebThe Drummond Light: Thomas Drummond (1797–1840) Canal design: Thomas Telford (1757–1834) Dock design improvements: John Rennie (1761–1821) ... Sir Dugald Clerk (1854–1932) The wave-powered electricity generator: by …

WebAlexander Graham Bell (Edimburgo, 3 de março de 1847 — Beinn Bhreagh, 2 de agosto de 1922) foi um cientista, inventor e fonoaudiólogo britânico, naturalizado norte-americano, fundador da Bell Telephone Company, a empresa protagonista dos primeiros passos da implantação do telefone como meio de comunicação de massas à escala internacional.. …

WebJohn Laurie (Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Schotland, 25 maart 1897 – Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire, Engeland, 23 juni 1980) was een Schots acteur.. Hoewel hij in bijna 120 producties meespeelde werd Laurie vooral bekend als de doemdenkende Schotse soldaat James Frazer uit Dad's Army. Laurie was een karakteracteur, die vaak gecast werd …

WebThe Usher Hall is a concert hall in Edinburgh, Scotland.It has hosted concerts and events since its construction in 1914 and can hold approximately 2,200 people in its recently restored auditorium, which is well loved by performers due to its acoustics. The Hall is flanked by The Royal Lyceum Theatre on the right and The Traverse Theatre on the left. ...

WebOrigine. Le terme clan est directement issu du mot gaélique écossais « clann » [1], qui désigne les enfants, au sens de jeune membre de la famille, les enfants en général étant désignés du mot « leanabh » [2].Chaque clan est ainsi en théorie le regroupement des membres d'une vaste famille, descendant tous d'un ancêtre commun, et reconnaissant …

WebThe Golden Square Mile, also known just as the Square Mile (officially in French: Le Mille Carré, also le Mille carré doré) is the nostalgic name given to an urban neighbourhood developed principally between 1850 and 1930 at the foot of Mount Royal, in the west-central section of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada.The name "Square Mile" has been used …

WebThe Exchange was opened by Lord Provost George Drummond in 1760. The exchange had a coffee shop and shops including a millinery operated by Sibilla Hutton. The Exchange never proved popular with the merchants, for whom it was built, who persisted in meeting at the Mercat Cross or, rather, where it stood before it was removed in 1756.