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[[Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet]] (1754-1835) Scottish politician, writer on finance and agriculture and the first person to use the word 'statistics', in his ''Statistical Account of Scotland, in 21 volumes'' ([http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/ The Statistical Accounts of Scotland])


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A list of Citizendium articles, and planned articles, about Edinburgh.
See also changes related to Edinburgh, or pages that link to Edinburgh or to this page or whose text contains "Edinburgh".

Subtopics - Places

  • Arthur's Seat [r]: The plug of a long extinct volcano that forms the largest hill in Edinburgh. [e]
  • Royal Palace of Holyroodhouse [r]: An official residence of the monarch, located in Edinburgh, Scotland. [e]
  • John Knox House [r]: 15th century town house in Edinburgh, it displays exhibits about John Knox. [e]
  • Greyfriars Bobby [r]: Nineteenth-century Syke Terrier in Edinburgh, Scotland who became famous for keeping vigil by his master's grave every day (barring extreme weather) for fourteen years. [e]
  • Greyfriars Kirk [r]: Now 'Greyfriars Tolbooth & Highland Kirk', is a parish kirk (church) of the Church of Scotland and one of the oldest surviving buildings in Edinburgh outside the Old Town, built between 1602 and c.1620. [e]
  • Scottish Parliament [r]: Legislative body of Scotland, having authority over many aspects of Scottish political life including Health and Education; re-created by the Act of Devolution 1997. [e]
  • The Forth Bridge [r]: Cantilever railway bridge, built in 1883-1890, that connects Edinburgh to Fife [e]
  • Royal Mile [r]: The streets in Edinburgh's Old Town that run from Holyrood Palace to Edinburgh Castle. [e]
  • University of Edinburgh [r]: Founded in 1582, one of the leading academic institutions in the UK. [e]
  • Auld Reekie [r]: Old nickname for Edinburgh, Scotland, meaning old smokey. [e]

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Subtopics - People


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{{r|Erasmus Darwin}. Darwin began training as a physician in Edinburgh in 1825 at the age of 16; his father, Robert, and grandfather Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802) had both been trained there, but Charles found the lectures "intolerably dull," and he left after two years.

Politicians

Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet (1754-1835) Scottish politician, writer on finance and agriculture and the first person to use the word 'statistics', in his Statistical Account of Scotland, in 21 volumes (The Statistical Accounts of Scotland)

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