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| ISBN | Cover | Title | Author | Publisher | Year | Description | Ref. |
| 1840186119 | |
Scottish Firsts: A Celebration of Innovation and Achievement | Wills, Elspeth | Mainstream Publishing | 2002 | Despite a population of only five million people, Scotland has produced many inventors whose discoveries have been important across the world. The book describes many of these inventors` achievements, such as gas lighting, the telephone, television and recently, Dolly the sheep. | 197 |
| 1901663302 | |
Scottish Engineering: The Machine Makers | Wood, James L. | National Museums of Scotland Publishing | 2000 | Scotland was at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution and the book deals with the history of the engineers and others who made this advance possible. Both people and machinery are dealt with in this study of industries as diverse as mining, sugar production and textiles. | 79 |
| 1862322856 | |
Science and Medicine in the Scottish Enlightenment | Withers, Charles W.J.; Wood, Paul (eds.) | Tuckwell Press | 2002 | During the Scottish Enlightenment, Scotland was leading much of the western world in the development of new theories about philosophy and science. This book looks at the achievments in the fields of science and medicine during the period 1690-1815. | 653 |
| 1840186941 | |
Scots and the Sea | Davidson, James D.G. | Mainstream Publishing | 2003 | With a long and very indented coastline, it is hardly surprising that Scotland`s maritime traditions have played an important part in the country`s development. The book traces the founding of the earliest merchant navy and the establishment of ports and harbours. Scotland`s achievements in shipbuilding are covered as are recent developments in the oil industry and electrical generation from waves and tides. | 194 |