History
Exploring the enduring impact of one of Glasgow's most influential minds
![Glasgow Subway Legacy fleet to make final journey after 44 years of service](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18248954.jpg)
![Glasgow Subway Legacy fleet to make final journey after 44 years of service](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18248954.jpg)
![Scotland’s wild landscapes and dramatic history have been a rich source of inspiration for writers for centuries](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17566546.jpg)
![Scotland’s wild landscapes and dramatic history have been a rich source of inspiration for writers for centuries](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17566546.jpg)
![Robert the Bruce statue at Bannockburn, Stirling.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13341756.jpg)
![Robert the Bruce statue at Bannockburn, Stirling.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13341756.jpg)
![The Antikythera Mechanism](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18244894.jpg)
![The Antikythera Mechanism](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18244894.jpg)
![Professor Miles Padgett with a bust of Lord Kelvin on display at The Hunterian](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18243675.jpg)
![Professor Miles Padgett with a bust of Lord Kelvin on display at The Hunterian](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18243675.jpg)
LORD KELVIN BICENTENARY
![Highland Archive and Registration Centre, Inverness](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18245724.jpg)
![Highland Archive and Registration Centre, Inverness](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18245724.jpg)
![Elizabeth Bishop poem translated into Scottish Gaelic by University of Glasgow](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18241234.jpg)
![Elizabeth Bishop poem translated into Scottish Gaelic by University of Glasgow](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18241234.jpg)
![Lord Kelvin’s radical approach to science education remains a an inspiration](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18227773.jpg)
![Lord Kelvin’s radical approach to science education remains a an inspiration](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18227773.jpg)
LORD KELVIN BICENTENARY
![A photofit of Bible John and his victims Patricia Docker, Jemima MacDonald and Helen Puttock](/resources/images/128x89/1x/7415961.jpg)
![A photofit of Bible John and his victims Patricia Docker, Jemima MacDonald and Helen Puttock](/resources/images/180x180/1x/7415961.jpg)
Carlos Alba
![Reform UK's Nigel Farrage has caused a stir with comments about Nato and Russia](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18230934.jpg)
![Reform UK's Nigel Farrage has caused a stir with comments about Nato and Russia](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18230934.jpg)
![Lord Kelvin](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18227771.jpg)
![Lord Kelvin](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18227771.jpg)
![St Mark’s Episcopal Church in Portobello](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18228596.jpg)
![St Mark’s Episcopal Church in Portobello](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18228596.jpg)
![The Royal Highland Show](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18228562.jpg)
![The Royal Highland Show](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18228562.jpg)
![The Tratan could have faced worse](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17729975.jpg)
![The Tratan could have faced worse](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17729975.jpg)
![Scotland fans dancing in the streets of Frankfurt](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18223041.jpg)
![Scotland fans dancing in the streets of Frankfurt](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18223041.jpg)
![Whales were hunted by Scots](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18218688.jpg)
![Whales were hunted by Scots](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18218688.jpg)
![People gather at Stonehenge in Wiltshire during sunrise, as they welcome the summer solstice](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18218653.jpg)
![People gather at Stonehenge in Wiltshire during sunrise, as they welcome the summer solstice](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18218653.jpg)
![Volunteers at Dundonald Castle](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18208207.jpg)
![Volunteers at Dundonald Castle](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18208207.jpg)
![Hannah McLean, an archaeology PhD student at Glasgow University, with a fragment of a plant label, Red Campion, she discovered while investigating the site of the miniature train line that ran through the 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18213917.jpg)
![Hannah McLean, an archaeology PhD student at Glasgow University, with a fragment of a plant label, Red Campion, she discovered while investigating the site of the miniature train line that ran through the 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18213917.jpg)
Exclusive
![Glasgow City Council has approved funding for the 2024/25 financial year for the Glasgow Building Preservation Trust and the Glasgow City Heritage Trust](/resources/images/128x89/1x/10487320.jpg)
![Glasgow City Council has approved funding for the 2024/25 financial year for the Glasgow Building Preservation Trust and the Glasgow City Heritage Trust](/resources/images/180x180/1x/10487320.jpg)
![Elder Park Library and Community Hub](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18217095.jpg)
![Elder Park Library and Community Hub](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18217095.jpg)
![Tuppenny struggle](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13187519.jpg)
![Tuppenny struggle](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13187519.jpg)
![Legend has it the pistol was taken from a fallen Highland chieftan](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18202144.jpg)
![Legend has it the pistol was taken from a fallen Highland chieftan](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18202144.jpg)
![The former Station Hotel in Ayr](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18193054.jpg)
![The former Station Hotel in Ayr](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18193054.jpg)
![Rev Dr George Whyte, Interim Moderator of St Giles' Cathedral, views the new historical video gamelaunched for its 900th anniversary](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18184127.jpg)
![Rev Dr George Whyte, Interim Moderator of St Giles' Cathedral, views the new historical video gamelaunched for its 900th anniversary](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18184127.jpg)
![Indigenous Scots Language Awards to be held in Ayrshire for 2024 ceremony](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17242427.jpg)
![Indigenous Scots Language Awards to be held in Ayrshire for 2024 ceremony](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17242427.jpg)
![The Trust say the site and its monuments could be damaged](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16152524.jpg)
![The Trust say the site and its monuments could be damaged](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16152524.jpg)
![Julia Stephen with the restored sundial](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18183521.jpg)
![Julia Stephen with the restored sundial](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18183521.jpg)
![The City of Glasgow College is close its TUC Education Centre](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18134223.jpg)
![The City of Glasgow College is close its TUC Education Centre](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18134223.jpg)
![Tommy Alexander, valuer at Great Western Auctions, admires the medals of Rangers legend Harold Davis](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18186927.jpg)
![Tommy Alexander, valuer at Great Western Auctions, admires the medals of Rangers legend Harold Davis](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18186927.jpg)
![Sticky willie](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13187519.jpg)
![Sticky willie](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13187519.jpg)
![Who is Scotland's 'forgotten bard' and why is his death being re-examined?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18184950.jpg)
![Who is Scotland's 'forgotten bard' and why is his death being re-examined?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18184950.jpg)
![Historic Georgian country house in the heart of Scottish Borders hits the market](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18184014.jpg)
![Historic Georgian country house in the heart of Scottish Borders hits the market](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18184014.jpg)
![The new plans have been launched to restore Scotland's Wellbeing Coast](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18179695.jpg)
![The new plans have been launched to restore Scotland's Wellbeing Coast](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18179695.jpg)
![Earl Haig in George Square for the unveiling of the cenotaph](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18175514.jpg)
![Earl Haig in George Square for the unveiling of the cenotaph](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18175514.jpg)
![Fitless](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13187519.jpg)
![Fitless](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13187519.jpg)
![The bonded warehouse in Glasgow city centre](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18028390.jpg)
![The bonded warehouse in Glasgow city centre](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18028390.jpg)
![The cranes of the Clyde's legendary Govan yard](/resources/images/128x89/1x/3822932.jpg)
![The cranes of the Clyde's legendary Govan yard](/resources/images/180x180/1x/3822932.jpg)
![Glasgow School of Art: The prized Mackintosh building is still drying out and under wraps.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17902693.jpg)
![Glasgow School of Art: The prized Mackintosh building is still drying out and under wraps.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17902693.jpg)
Exclusive
![Lord Kelvin was a professor of natural philosophy at Glasgow University for 53 years and amassed 70 patents](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18163062.jpg)
![Lord Kelvin was a professor of natural philosophy at Glasgow University for 53 years and amassed 70 patents](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18163062.jpg)
Sponsored
![A vigil outside an Edinburgh abortion clinic](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17306983.jpg)
![A vigil outside an Edinburgh abortion clinic](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17306983.jpg)
![The 80th anniversary of D-Day is this week](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18157137.jpg)
![The 80th anniversary of D-Day is this week](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18157137.jpg)
![D-Day remembered: The 80th anniversary and Plan Fortitude's role](/resources/images/128x89/1x/9931328.jpg)
![D-Day remembered: The 80th anniversary and Plan Fortitude's role](/resources/images/180x180/1x/9931328.jpg)
![Remains of Mulberry Harbour at Garlieston Bay in Dumfries and Galloway](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18148847.jpg)
![Remains of Mulberry Harbour at Garlieston Bay in Dumfries and Galloway](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18148847.jpg)
![Floral wreaths laid on a memorial stone by members of 38 (Irish) Brigade during a commemorative service at Thiepval Barracks in Lisburn](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18148613.jpg)
![Floral wreaths laid on a memorial stone by members of 38 (Irish) Brigade during a commemorative service at Thiepval Barracks in Lisburn](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18148613.jpg)
![Nancy and Jim Moir birding in Scotland](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18138206.jpg)
![Nancy and Jim Moir birding in Scotland](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18138206.jpg)
TV PREVIEW
![Castlebay on the island of Barra](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18149738.jpg)
![Castlebay on the island of Barra](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18149738.jpg)
![The Standing With Giants display in Normandy](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18125804.jpg)
![The Standing With Giants display in Normandy](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18125804.jpg)
![The Degas exhibition at the Burrell Collection has been widely acclaimed](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18116725.jpg)
![The Degas exhibition at the Burrell Collection has been widely acclaimed](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18116725.jpg)
![The Old Royal Infirmary](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18139438.jpg)
![The Old Royal Infirmary](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18139438.jpg)
![Just some of the huge variety of potatoes curated by The James Hutton Insititute](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18134081.jpg)
![Just some of the huge variety of potatoes curated by The James Hutton Insititute](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18134081.jpg)
AGENDA
!['The River God Ilissos', part of the Elgin marbles](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18135469.jpg)
!['The River God Ilissos', part of the Elgin marbles](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18135469.jpg)
![Lord Kelvin](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18131267.jpg)
![Lord Kelvin](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18131267.jpg)
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