Site Represents a site. Prim Media 499 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 St Mary's College Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived mathematicalycurious Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 316 Type The nature or genre of the resource Site Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,56.338587960537325,-2.7942963840541784; Description An account of the resource 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 specifically for the study of Theology since 1579, it has also been home to a rich history in Mathematics. Mathematician and astronomer James Gregory (1638-1675) used the upper hall of the University library (King James Library) near St Mary’s as an observatory. There, he also developed one of the earliest and most accurate meridian lines nearly 200 years prior to the Greenwich Meridian’s establishment. Gregory also designed the first practical reflecting telescope. The College has also housed theology students who were distinguished in Mathematics. These include former Regius Professor of Mathematics Robert Haldane (1772 – 1854) and John Playfair (1748 – 1819), known for his work in geology and Euclidean geometry. <p>For further information on St Mary's College and its mathematics history see <a href="https://maths.curious-sta.org/st-marys-college/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.</p> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource jb402@st-andrews.ac.uk Subject The topic of the resource Astronomy,Geology,Mathematics Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT