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GButtars at 09:29, 10 December 2014

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Isutherland: Undo revision 5625 by JinaSparrow (talk)

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Undo revision 5625 by JinaSparrow (talk)

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The timelines below highlight a selection of key dates in the University history.

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== From 'Tounis College' to 1858 ==

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== From 1858 to the present day ==

Following the 1858 Act, the University governed itself.

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[[File:0007133c.jpg | border | 250 px | right | thumb | Book stamp and seal of [[Clement Litill (1527-1580)|Clement Litill]]]]

[[File:0055378d.jpg | border | 250 px | right| thumb | [[Charter by King James VI, 14 April 1582|Foundation Charter]] of James VI to Edinburgh Town Council (1582)]]

[[File:0025627c.jpg | border | 250 px | right | thumb | Signatories to the 'Sponsio' in the [[First Laureation & Degrees Album|First Laureation Album]]]]

[[File:0022008d.jpg | border | 250 px | right | thumb | Class card of Stephen Pellet, for classes in Botany by [[John Hope (1725-1786)|John Hope]]]]

[[File:0009318d.jpg | border | 250 px | right | thumb | Class card issued to [[Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882)|Charles Darwin]] (1820s)]]

[[File:0010737d.jpg | border | 250 px | right | thumb | Portrait photograph of [[Sir David Brewster (1781-1868)|Sir David Brewster]]]]

[[File:0007376d.jpg | border | 250 px | right | thumb | Cricket team (1881)]]

[[File:Nh0013.jpg | border | 250 px | right | thumb | Portrait photograph of [[Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (1792-1871)|Sir Roderick Impey Murchison]] who endowed the Chair of [[Geology]]]]

[[File:0025286d.jpg | border | 250 px | right | thumb | [[Clerk Ranken (1880-1936)|Clerk Ranken]] in a [[Chemistry]] laboratory]]

[[File:0002552d.jpg | border | 250 px | right | thumb | Staff and students at the [[Polish School of Medicine]] (1940s)]]

[[File:0022375d.jpg | border | 250 px | right | thumb | [[Animal Genetics|Institute of Animal Genetics]], [[King's Buildings]] campus (1950s)]]

[[File:0013429d.jpg | border | 250 px | right | thumb | [[George Square]] (1960s)]]

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GButtars at 18:39, 12 June 2014

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GButtars at 11:34, 5 June 2014

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 [[File:0055378d.jpg | border | 250 px | right| thumb | [[Charter by King James VI, 14 April 1582|Foundation Charter]] of James VI to Edinburgh Town Council (1582)]]
-[[File:0025627c.jpg | border | 250 px | right | thumb | Signatories to the 'Sponsio' in the First Laureation Album]]
+[[File:0025627c.jpg | border | 250 px | right | thumb | Signatories to the 'Sponsio' in the [[First Laureation & Degrees Album|First Laureation Album]]]]
 [[File:0022008d.jpg | border | 250 px | right | thumb | Class card of Stephen Pellet, for classes in Botany by [[John Hope (1725-1786)|John Hope]]]]
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 [[File:0009318d.jpg | border | 250 px | right | thumb | Class card issued to [[Charles Darwin]] (1820s)]]
-[[File:0010737d.jpg | border | 250 px | right | thumb | Portrait photograph of Sir David Brewster]]
+[[File:0010737d.jpg | border | 250 px | right | thumb | Portrait photograph of [[Sir David Brewster (1781-1868)|Sir David Brewster]]]]
 [[File:0007376d.jpg | border | 250 px | right | thumb | Cricket team (1881)]]
-[[File:Nh0013.jpg | border | 250 px | right | thumb | Portrait photograph of Sir Roderick Impey Murchison who endowed the Chair of Geology]]
+[[File:Nh0013.jpg | border | 250 px | right | thumb | Portrait photograph of [[Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (1792-1871)|Sir Roderick Impey Murchison]] who endowed the Chair of [[Geology]]]]
-[[File:0025286d.jpg  | border | 250 px | right | thumb | Clerk Rankine in a Chemistry laboratory]]
+[[File:0025286d.jpg  | border | 250 px | right | thumb | [[Clerk Ranken (1880-1936)|Clerk Ranken]] in a Chemistry laboratory]]
 [[File:0002552d.jpg | border | 250 px | right | thumb | Staff and students at the [[Polish School of Medicine]] (1940s)]]

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-[[File:0055378d.jpg | border | 250 px | right| thumb | [[Charter by King James VI, 14 April 1582|Foundation Charter]] of James VI to Edinburgh Town Council (1582)]]
+[[File:0055378d.jpg | border | 250 px | right| thumb | [[Charter by King James VI, 14 April 1582|Foundation Charter]] of [[James VI and I|James VI]] to Edinburgh [[Town Council]] (1582)]]
 [[File:0025627c.jpg | border | 250 px | right | thumb | Signatories to the 'Sponsio' in the [[First Laureation & Degrees Album|First Laureation Album]]]]

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-The timelines below highlight a selection of key dates in the University history.
+The timeline below highlights a selection of key dates in the University history.
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 [[File:Nh0013.jpg | border | 250 px | right | thumb | Portrait photograph of [[Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (1792-1871)|Sir Roderick Impey Murchison]] who endowed the Chair of [[Geology]]]]
-[[File:0025286d.jpg  | border | 250 px | right | thumb | [[Clerk Ranken (1880-1936)|Clerk Ranken]] in a Chemistry laboratory]]
+[[File:0025286d.jpg  | border | 250 px | right | thumb | [[Clerk Ranken (1880-1936)|Clerk Ranken]] in a [[Chemistry]] laboratory]]
 [[File:0002552d.jpg | border | 250 px | right | thumb | Staff and students at the [[Polish School of Medicine]] (1940s)]]
-[[File:0022375d.jpg | border | 250 px | right | thumb | Institute of Animal Genetics, King's Buildings campus (1950s)]]
+[[File:0022375d.jpg | border | 250 px | right | thumb | [[Animal Genetics|Institute of Animal Genetics]], [[King's Buildings]] campus (1950s)]]
-[[File:0013429d.jpg | border | 250 px | right | thumb | George Square (1960s)]]
+[[File:0013429d.jpg | border | 250 px | right | thumb | [[George Square]] (1960s)]]
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