John Playfair
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John Playfair FRSE, FRS was a Church of Scotland minister, remembered as a scientist and mathematician, and a professor of natural philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. He is best known for his b
Sir John Playfair by Sir Francis Chantrey
Memorial to John Playfair, Old Calton Burial Ground, Edinburgh
Monument to John Playfair on Calton Hill, Edinburgh
Charles Lyell
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Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Baronet was a Scottish geologist who demonstrated the power of known natural causes in explaining the earth's history. He is best known today for his association with Charles Da
Portrait of Lyell by George J. Stodart
Charles Lyell at the British Association meeting in Glasgow 1840. Painting by Alexander Craig.
A page from one of Lyell's notebooks, held in the University of Edinburgh's Heritage Collections
The frontispiece from Elements of Geology