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Term: Edinburgh

Description

Located on S shore of Firth of Forth; inhabited by Romans in 2nd cen. & Lothians in 6th cen.; divided into 12th-cen. Old Town & 18th-cen. New Town; became major textile & industrial center in 18th cen.; noted for Georgian architecture.

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Adie and Wedderburn folding dip stick
circa 1880
barometer and thermometer
1852-1857
Chambers's scientific charts, sheet 1. laws of matter and motion.
1860-1900
Chambers's Scientific Charts, Sheet 3. Mechanics
1860-1900
Chambers's scientific charts, sheet 2. mechanics
1860-1900

People

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James Short

1710 - 1768
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Adie and Wedderburn

1882-1913
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W & R Chambers

founded 1832
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Adie & Son

1835 - 1880s
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Peter Hill

1778 - 1845

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