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Gina Gabrielle Starr is an American academic administrator and interdisciplinary scholar. Born in Tallahassee, Florida in 1974, Starr began studying Emory University at the early age of 15, obtaining both her undergraduate and master’s degrees in…

This is a sign within St Mary's College with some information on James Gregory.

Information on Gregory in St Mary's College

Around 1670, the Regius Professor of Mathematics at St Andrews, James Gregory, had this pillar erected on a hill about a mile south of the University library. There he had his telescope and a very early example of a pendulum clock. He lined his…

This bracket was supposedly used by Gregory himself to help align his meridian line. It lies in alignment with Gregory's Pillar to an extraordinary degree of precision.