James Stirling
1692 - 1770
- Born
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1692
Garden, Stirlingshire, Scotland
- Died
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05 December 1770
Edinburgh
- Nationality
- Scottish
- Gender
- Male
- Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 03/11/1726
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Relationships
- Son of Archibald Stirling, gent, of St Ninian's, Stirling, and his second wife, Anna, daughter of Sir Alexander Hamilton of Hoggs, near Linlithgow; married Barbara Watson of Thirtyacres, near Stirling
- Catalogue
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Author of
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Letter, 'Of a contrivance for blowing a fire by falling water' from James Stirling to the Secretary of the Royal Society
Creator: James Stirling Reference number: L&P/1/372 -
Letter, 'Of a remarkable darkness on 19 October' from James Stirling to John Duncan
Creator: James Stirling Reference number: L&P/4/145