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Man who ‘discovered’ carbon dioxide dies
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6th December
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Dounreay fast breeder reactor goes online
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14th November
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Scottish National Antarctic Expedition embarks on an ambitious voyage
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2nd November
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Glenelg is twinned with Mars
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20th October
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Royal Society of Edinburgh founder is born
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6th October
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Glasgow Science Centre opens
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5th July
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The Higgs Boson is discovered
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4th July
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Inventor and physicist Lord Kelvin is born
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26th June
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Death of the debunker of phrenology
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14th June
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Inventor of colour photography is born
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13th June
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Death of the man who coined the term ‘nucleus’
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10th June
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Williamina Fleming dies in Boston
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21st May
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Construction begins at Sutherland Spaceport
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5th May
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The Edinburgh Duck is revealed
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13th April
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Hypodermic syringe inventor dies in Edinburgh
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26th February
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Scottish inventor’s cinematic inspiration changes entertainment forever
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25th February
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The father of acid rain is born
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15th February
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Dolly the cloned sheep dies
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14th February
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Maths genius Matthew Stewart is born
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15th January
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