Eberhard BortEdinburgh University Press 22 George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LF UKScottish AffairsMaitland, William. The history of Edinburgh, from its foundation to the present time. ...In nine books. London: Gale ECCO, Print Edition, 2010. Originally published in 1753....
University, institution of higher education, usually comprising a college of liberal arts and sciences and graduate and professional schools and having the authority to confer degrees in various fields of study. Learn more about the history of universiti
Adam SmithAdam Smith, paste medallion by James Tassie, 1787; in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh.(more) To these may be added two specific concepts of the 17th and 18th centuries, which were inherited by the contemporary social sciences. The first was the idea of structure. ...
作者: M Michael 摘要: Reviews the book "The University of Edinburgh: An Illustrated History," by Robert D. Anderson, Michael Lynch and Nicholas Phillipson. 关键词: The University of Edinburgh An Illustrated History, Artículo DOI: 10.1093/ehr/119.482.810 年份: 2004 收藏...
(publication, however, did not begin until 1931), and before his death in 1957 he arranged that it should be carried on at theUniversity of Edinburgh. It was completed in 2003. The work on the older period spurred the establishment of a project on the modernScots language, which got ...
Other major cities include Birmingham, Liverpool, and Manchester in England, Belfast and Londonderry in Northern Ireland, Edinburgh and Glasgow in Scotland, and Swansea and Cardiff in Wales. 1 of 3 United Kingdom(more) 2 of 3 Big Ben, London(more) 3 of 3 British Isles terminologyMap showing...
Edinburgh, capital city of Scotland, located in southeastern Scotland with its center near the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. A city of somber theatricality, it is a major center for finance, law, tourism, education, and cultural affairs. Learn mo
Charles EdwardCharles Edward, detail from an oil painting after M.Q. de La Tour, c. 1745; in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh.(more) 2 of 2 Culloden, Battle of; JacobiteBritish forces under William Augustus, duke of Cumberland, defeating the Jacobite army at the Battle of...
Encyclopaedia Britannica is the oldest English-language general encyclopedia. The Encyclopaedia Britannica was first published in 1768, when it began to appear in Edinburgh, and its first digital version debuted in 1981. In 1994 Britannica released the f
Harvard University is ranked as the best institution in the world for studying history, part of an unchanged top-three at the head of this year's ranking. American universities dominate the top 10 once again, holding seven of the 10 places while UK universities take the other three. ...