Celebrating some of the extraordinary lecturers who visited the Royal Scottish Geographical Society in its early years…
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Horses’ heads to the east, and other rules of RSGS membership
It’s 1886, and we’re celebrating the second anniversary of the Society with an elegant ‘conversazione’ – but be careful where you park your horse
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Things they said: Thor Heyerdahl
“Nature itself is like a hearth – we can revive the fire wherever there are embers.” – Thor Heyerdahl
James Croll – Perth’s forgotten philosopher
Born in Perthshire, James Croll defied humble beginnings and persistent illness to become one of the world’s foremost thinkers on geology, cosmology, and the Earth’s ice ages
Bill Murray, Alastair Cram and the art of escape
When Monopoly was more than just a board game… Following my post on Bill Murray, I take a look inside the carefully obscured world of escape gadgets and secret coding
