* [1900:] Maxwelton‚ the estate of a family of rank‚ is beautifully situated on the banks of the valley of the Cairn‚ in Dumfriesshire; and there is the scene of the song. Sir Robert Laurie‚ the first Baronet of the Maxwelton family - so created in 1685 - by his second wife‚ Jean‚ a daughter of Riddell of Minto‚ had three sons and four daughters‚ of whom Annie‚ the youngest‚ was much celebrated for her beauty. She made a conquest of William Douglas of Fingland‚ a cadet of the Queensberry family
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At the outset of the nineteenth century in Britain‚ religious faith and the study of the sciences tended to exist in harmony with each other. The study of God’s Word‚ in the Bible‚ and His Works‚ in nature‚ were assumed to be two versions of the same ultimate truth.1 When William Paley published Natural Theology; or‚ Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity in 1802‚ he reinforced the concept of a designing God after positing that natural objects show evidence of design‚ emphasizing
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similarities and differences between the types of devolution granted at present as well as possibilities for further devolution of power. Within the United Kingdom‚ power has been devolved from Westminster to the outlying capitals of Belfast‚ Edinburgh and Cardiff in different ways‚ according to a region’s particular characteristics and idiosyncrasies. However devolution‚ described as “a limited form of decentralisation” (Grant‚ 2009)‚ has been seen as giving power over their own affairs back
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cultural phenomenon to millions of children and adults reading the wonderful novels. Stevenson’s life has had an impact on the world. Had he not lived‚ the world would have missed out on many great things. "Stevenson was born November 13‚ 1850 in Edinburgh‚ Scotland" (Bassett‚ "Stevenson"‚ 897). His parents’ names are Thomas and Margaret Isabella Balfour Stevenson. Thomas and Margaret named their only child Robert Louis Stevenson. Thomas Stevenson‚ who is Robert’s father‚ is quite a great storyteller
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NATHANIEL JOSEPH D. GOBRES GRADE 4 – St. Catherine FOREIGN SCIENTISTS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS Aristotle Student of Plato and a tutor to Alexander the Great‚ Aristotle was a genius Greek philosopher and scientist of the ancient age. Born on 384 BC‚ Aristotle was a biologist‚ a zoologist‚ ethicist‚ a political scientist and the master of rhetoric and logic. He also gave theories in physics and meta physics. Aristotle gained knowledge in different fields with his expansive mind and prodigious writings
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Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell (March 3‚ 1847 - August 2‚ 1922) was a teacher‚ scientist‚ and inventor. He was the founder of the Bell Telephone Company. Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh‚ Scotland. His family was known for teaching people how to speak English clearly. Both his grandfather‚ Alexander Bell‚ and his father‚ Alexander Melville Bell‚ taught elocution. His father wrote often about this and is most known for his invention and writings of Visible Speech. In
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is referred to as the man of the Renaissance‚ the man that could do it all. His scientific research surpassed all of the studies of his predecessors. Similar discoveries would not be identified again for hundreds of years (The Culture Show at Edinburgh: Leonardo Da Vinci – The Anatomist‚ 2013). His drawings alone show the progression from the medieval mind-set from before the Renaissance period to the Humanistic perspective that artists acquired during the Renaissance period (Sooke‚ 2012). The
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Early life Adam Smith was born to Margaret Douglas at Kirkcaldy‚ Scotland. His father‚ also named Adam Smith‚ was a lawyer‚ civil servant‚ and widower who married Margaret Douglas in 1720. His father died six months before Smith’s birth. The exact date of Smith’s birth is unknown; however‚ his baptism was recorded on 16 June 1723 at Kirkcaldy. Though few events in Smith’s early childhood are known‚ Scottish journalist and biographer of Smith John Rae recorded that Smith was abducted by gypsies
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and learn medicine to become a doctor by his father. At the age of 16 he was enrolled at the Edinburgh‚ Scotland as a medical student. He showed little interest in medicine and was horrified by the brutality of the surgery that was performed with no anesthesia or pain relief‚ as anesthesia wasn’t used for operations until 1842. His knowledge of natural history was basically born while attending Edinburgh by a Professor by the name of Robert Grant‚ a highly reputable professor of anatomy and an avid
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Australia Arguing is something we do with sentences Which of these sets of sentences are arguments? 1. Towards lunchtime clouds formed and the sky blackened. Then the storm broke. 2. Since Manchester is north of Oxford and Edinburgh is north of Manchester‚ Edinburgh is north of Oxford. 3. Witches float because witches are made of wood and wood floats. 4. Since
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