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D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson's House (2021)

Sir D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson II (1860 – 1948) was a zoologist considered by some as the "father of mathematical biology". He was born in Edinburgh on May 2, 1860 and died on June 21, 1948 at his house in St Andrews. His professorship at the…

Image of St Mary's College (2021)

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.

Image of St Mary's College

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

3D View of Inside King James Library

While this site is arguably the oldest owned by the University (granted in 1419), the incarnation of St Mary’s College as it is known today was founded by Archbishop James Beaton between 1537 and 1539. Although St Mary’s College was streamlined…

J&G Innes (2021)

Sign in front of J&G Innes describing historical persons of note associated with the bookshop