Time for a deep dive into a dark part of Edinburgh’s science history. Let’s set the scene: It is a bleak and dark winter evening in late December of 1828. You are walking down the north corridor of the lower ground floor of the University of Edinburgh’s Medical School. Photo by Mafalda Moura on UnsplashContinue reading “A dark experiment.. that shaped Edinburgh’s history”
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Scientific Wonders and Wanders in Edinburgh
Ever since the 18th century Edinburgh has been nicknamed “Athens Of the North“ As you walk through the city centre, you will see that the likening is hardly surprising. Edinburgh has its own Acropolis: The Edinburgh Castle Rock, and the designs of the National Monument on Calton Hill, designed in the early 19th century, wereContinue reading “Scientific Wonders and Wanders in Edinburgh”
Scientific Wanders 