44 10 472 Organisation Wikidata ID Q594808 End Date 1990 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource Kosacki was an officer in the Polish Army in World War Two and is notably remembered as an engineer and inventor. He invented the first man-portable mine detector during his stay in St Andrews, with the Ardgowan Hotel as army headquarters and West Sands as a test site. Prior to World War Two, he had been involved in the clandestine Special Signals Unit, a secret instate which worked on electronic appliances for the army. As Kosacki had to leave his family in German-held Poland, his name was classified in order to protect them. Therefore, most of his patents were submitted under pseudonyms, including "Józef Kos", "Kozacki", and "Kozack". Although he didn't receive payment nor official recognition for his work, King George VI sen his a letter of gratitude. Kosacki's designs for the mine detector have been used with various armies for over 50 years, and doubled the speed at which heavily mind sands could be cleared (from 100 to 200 metres per hour). Although he didn't receive payment or official recognition for his work, King George VI sent him a letter of gratitude. The mine detector had a profound had a profound impact, saving innumerable lives and limbs. Title A name given to the resource Józef Kosacki Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived history Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 174 Type The nature or genre of the resource Organisation Subject The topic of the resource Physics Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Object The URL of a suitable source image in the best resolution available on the web site of the data provider from which small images could be generated for use in the portal. This will often be the same URL as given in europeana:isShownBy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3zef_Kosacki Organisation Wikidata ID Q159592 End Date 1617 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource John Napier, the “Marvellous Merchiston” (as he was known in his day), was a Scottish landowner, mathematician, physicist, astronomer and discoverer of logarithms invented the so-called ‘Napier’s bones’, and made common the use of the decimal point. He was enrolled in St Salvator’s College, St Andrews at the age of 13, and it is suspected that he left Scotland to further his education in mainland Europe. He became interested in religion while in St Andrews, being particularly interested in the Book of Revelation and the Apocalypse. Napier was also often perceived as a magician, thought to have dabbled in necromancy and alchemy, and many tales were told of his superhuman powers. He is remembered through his namesakes, Edinburgh Napier University, the crater Neper on the moon, and the French name for the Natural Logarithm (Logarithme Népérien). David Hume described Napier as “the person to whom the title of a great man is more justly due than to any other whom his country ever produced”. Title A name given to the resource John Napier Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived history Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 173 Type The nature or genre of the resource Organisation Subject The topic of the resource Mathematics Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Object The URL of a suitable source image in the best resolution available on the web site of the data provider from which small images could be generated for use in the portal. This will often be the same URL as given in europeana:isShownBy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Napier Organisation Wikidata ID Q19029176 End Date 1741 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource George Martine the younger became a physician and studied at the University of St Andrews. He there headed a student riot during the Jacobite rebellion of 1715, ringing the college bells the day that the ‘Old Pretender’ was proclaimed. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Leyden but settled in St Andrews. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society whilst serving as a physician during the War of Jenkins’ Ear and subsequent expeditions, wherein he contracted a ‘bilious fever’, from which he died. Title A name given to the resource George Martine, the younger Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived history Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 172 Type The nature or genre of the resource Organisation Subject The topic of the resource Natural Philosophy Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Object The URL of a suitable source image in the best resolution available on the web site of the data provider from which small images could be generated for use in the portal. This will often be the same URL as given in europeana:isShownBy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Martine_(physician) Organisation End Date 1712 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource George Martine the elder, (1635-1712) was an historian of St Andrews, following in the footsteps of his grandfather Dr George Martine, who was the principal of St Salvator’s College, St Andrews. Martine (the younger) is remembered through his work ‘Reliquiae divi Andreae’, which is the first history of the archbishopric, published after his death and since proving valuable to many St Andrean historians. Martine was commissary clerk of St Andrews from 1660 to 1690, being excluded from the post for refusing to pledge an oath of loyalty to King William III and Queen Mary II. Title A name given to the resource George Martine, the elder Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived history Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 171 Type The nature or genre of the resource Organisation Subject The topic of the resource Natural Philosophy Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Object The URL of a suitable source image in the best resolution available on the web site of the data provider from which small images could be generated for use in the portal. This will often be the same URL as given in europeana:isShownBy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Martine_(historian) Site Represents a site. Show Point true Place The town or city 8 The Scores, St Andrews, KY169AZ End Date 1563 Prim Media 237 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource St Salvator's College Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived history,historyscieneex,womenofstandrews Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 170 Type The nature or genre of the resource Site Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,56.341460167488805,-2.7942878007888794; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1534 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Lucia Cathers Subject The topic of the resource Mathematics Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Site Represents a site. Show Point true Place The town or city King James' Library, University of St Andrews, KY169JU End Date 1675 Prim Media 180 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James Gregory's meridian line Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived history Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 169 Type The nature or genre of the resource Site Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,56.339114,-2.794631; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1668 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Lucia Cathers Subject The topic of the resource Natural Philosophy Description An account of the resource This meridian runs several degrees west of the Greenwich meridian, making it around 12 minutes behind GMT. The brass meridian on South Street represents the line which Gregory initially carved into the floor of his laboratory (now King James' Library). Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Site Represents a site. Show Point true Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James Gregory's meridian line Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived history Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Lucia Cathers Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 168 Type The nature or genre of the resource Site Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Site Represents a site. Show Point true Place The town or city 42 South Street, KY169JT End Date 1868 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James David Forbes' House Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived history Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 167 Type The nature or genre of the resource Site Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,56.339346,-2.792932; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1859 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Lucia Cathers Subject The topic of the resource Natural Philosophy Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Site Represents a site. Show Point true Place The town or city 35 North Street, St Andrews, KY169AL End Date 1859 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Harbour Barometer Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived history Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 166 Type The nature or genre of the resource Site Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,56.340867,-2.791702; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1859 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Lucia Cathers Subject The topic of the resource Natural Philosophy Description An account of the resource A FitzRoy barometer with storm glass on the wall of 35 North Street, St Andrews. Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Site Represents a site. Show Point true Place The town or city St Salvator's Chapel University of, North St, St Andrews, KY169AL End Date 1759 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Benjamin Franklin Plaque Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived history Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 165 Type The nature or genre of the resource Site Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,56.341722,-2.793638; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1759 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Lucia Cathers Subject The topic of the resource Natural Philosophy Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. 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