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Displaying 11 - 20 of 236 itemsBiography: Sir William Jardine of Applegarth
… learn English.” From York he went to Edinburgh, where he studied Medicine and Anatomy; and his scientific training at … and the botanical lectures of Mr. James Scott; while his studies in comparative anatomy, were carried on under Professor John …
Volume: TDGNHAS Series III, Volume 51
… Luce Sands by Audrey S. Henshall 17 Excavations at Dinwoodie Green, Annandale by K.S. Hodgson, assisted by W.F. … 18 The Mediaeval Pottery (from the Excavations at Dinwoodie Green) by B.J.N. Edwards 24 The Bronze Age Pottery from Dinwoodie Green, Annandale by Michael Yates 26 Report on the …
People List: Treasurers
… to ??, Thomas Corrie 03/11/0876 to 05/10/1877, John A. Moodie 05/10/1877 to 02/10/1879, Douglas Baird Hart 02/10/1879 … to 05/10/1883, William Adamson, assisted by John A. Moodie (02/10/1879 to 08/10/1880) 05/10/1883 to 05/10/1888, … James S. Thomson 04/10/1889 to 02/06/1905, John A. Moodie 02/06/1905 to 1929, Matthew Henry McKerrow 1929 to 1935, …
… Cumberland Street Centre was packed with an audience of 70 people for the AGM and inaugural meeting of the … is not so well-known, not even in his native land. Maxwell died at the age of 48 years. To quote Einstein: "The special … him to retain his post when Marischal and King's Colleges combined. Maxwell also suffered rejection for the chair of …
Biography: Richard Rimmer
… read a short inaugural address to the following effect :- Ladies and Gentlemen,- The first duty incumbent upon me this … to your presidential chair. When your wish that I should become the President of this Society was first intimated to … achieve that which still remains to be accomplished in the future. These remarks must, however, be very brief, because …
… a brief overview of his prize-winning paper. The early medieval history has been understated in recent years and … so that upper Annandale with its fertile lands could complement the vast pastoral tracks of Evandale. The third case-study looked at the farm pairings Palmoodie/Carrifran, Bodesbeck/Copplegill and …
… of James Hill, Surgeon in Dumfries . In the 1980s he completed a PhD on epidural haematoma, bleeding in the head. … of Dumfries. She was only 6 years old when her father died in custody in Leith for non-conformity. The parents … presentation. Two of the children became surgeons: Robert died in Jamaica in 1737. James was trained in Edinburgh. His …
… In a fact-filled and often entertaining talk Mark took the audience through the history of wildlife recording, from its 17th-century beginnings to the digital future. The 'father' of wildlife recording is thought to … to send in wildlife records, and to take part in the forthcoming RSPB Garden Birdwatch — Britain's biggest wildlife …
Meeting: Overland to the Caucasus
… end to the season's lectures and Jeremy delighted his audience with the story of the eight week adventure he and his … wooden buildings which contrasted sharply with the more futuristic modern architecture. An ornithological highlight … those elusive birds. However, Jeremy did manage to see the Common Rosefinch; Black Redstart; Red fronted Serin; …