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Robert Chambers (1802–71) was the author of one of the most popular and controversial books of the 19th century, Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation, published in 1844. In it Chambers presented his own theory of evolution, fifteen years…

This house is where George Martine (the elder, as well as the younger) used to live in St Andrews. George Martine the elder(1635-1712), was a historian of St Andrews. He was known for the diocesan history Reliquiæ divi Andreæ. In June 1688, he…

Robert Chambers was a Scottish journalist, antiquarian, publisher and evolutionary thinker from Peebles. Along with his brother William, he was one of the founders of the famous Chambers publishing house. The Chambers brothers rose from modest…

James Gregory was a Scottish mathematician and astronomer, born in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire. He was the son of an Episcopalian minster of the Church of Scotland. After travelling widely in Europe, he became professor of mathematics at the University of…

Main door of the King James library on South Street, St Andrews.

Plaque on the outer wall of the King James library commemorating James Gregory.