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5 February – William Cullen, physician and chemist (born 1710) [3] 4 March – Flora MacDonald, Jacobite (born 1722) 17 July – Adam Smith, economist and philosopher (born 1723) 24 November – Robert Henry, historian and Church of Scotland minister (born 1718) [4]
The Scottish Test Act was passed in 1681 but rescinded in 1690. Later attempts to exclude Scotland from the English Test Acts were rejected by the Parliament of Scotland. In 1707, anyone bearing office in any university, college or school in Scotland was to profess and subscribe to the Confession of Faith. All persons were to be free of any ...
1790s disestablishments in Scotland (3 C) 1790s establishments in Scotland (10 C, 2 P) 0–9. ... 1790 in Scotland; 1791 in Scotland; 1792 in Scotland; 1793 in Scotland;
The results are crucial to an understanding of Scotland on the eve of both the Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution. In 1790, Sir John sent structured questionnaires to over 900 parish ministers, covering the whole country. This contained 160 questions in 4 sections, namely Geography and topography; Population
The Scottish Enlightenment had effects far beyond Scotland, not only because of the esteem in which Scottish achievements were held outside Scotland, but also because its ideas and attitudes were carried all over Great Britain and across the Western world as part of the Scottish diaspora, and by foreign students who studied in Scotland.
Scotland's transformation into a rich leader of modern industry came suddenly and unexpectedly. [142] The population grew steadily in the 19th century, from 1,608,000 in the census of 1801 to 2,889,000 in 1851 and 4,472,000 in 1901. [205] The economy, long based on agriculture, [142] began to industrialise after 1790. At first the leading ...
In 2016, ASTM officially withdrew specification A325 and replaced it with ASTM F3125. [3] To minimize confusion, bolt head markings are unchanged and the designation A325 is retained as a grade name within the new standard. [4] In 1951, A325 bolts were recognized as equivalent to a hot driven ASTM A141 rivet. [5]
From about 1790 textiles became the most important industry in the west of Scotland, especially the spinning and weaving of cotton. The first cotton spinning mill was opened at Penicuik in 1778. By 1787 Scotland had 19 mills, 95 by 1795 and there were 192 by 1839.