Burntisland
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Burntisland is a former Royal burgh and parish in Fife, Scotland, on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. It was previously known as Wester Kinghorn or Little Kinghorn. The town has a population
A view across Burntisland
Burntisland coastal image
Burntisland Parish Kirk
The Kirk's plan and design are unique in Scotland
Mary Somerville
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Mary Somerville was a Scottish scientist, writer, and polymath. She studied mathematics and astronomy, and in 1835 she and Caroline Herschel were elected as the first female Honorary Members of the Ro
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…Anneila Sargent, astronomer Mary Somerville, science writer and polymath after whom Somerville College, Oxford is named Darrell Sweet, drummer with the band Nazareth…
Portrait of Mary Somerville by Thomas Phillips, 1834
Vice-Admiral William Fairfax; Mary's father, painted in 1798
View of the City of Edinburgh by Alexander Nasmyth. Mary spent the winters in Edinburgh and attended Nasmyth's academy.
Commemorative medal of Mary Somerville